Today, market attention will focus on euro area data, including unemployment figures and, above all, the preliminary CPI inflation reading for August. However, the main focus for FX and equity markets will be the U.S. JOLTS report on job openings and the August ISM Manufacturing Index, which is expected to ease slightly while remaining at a very high level above 55 points.
Economic calendar
- 09:15 Spain – Manufacturing PMI: forecast 50.5 pts, previous 50.2 pts
- 09:30 Switzerland – Manufacturing PMI: forecast 54.0 pts, previous 53.2 pts
- 09:50 France – Final Manufacturing PMI: forecast 51.5 pts, previous 51.5 pts
- 09:55 Germany – Final Manufacturing PMI: forecast 54.1 pts, previous 54.1 pts
- 10:00 Eurozone – Final Manufacturing PMI: forecast 52.8 pts, previous 52.8 pts
- 10:00 Italy – Q2 GDP q/q: forecast 0.2%, previous 0.2%
- 10:00 Italy – Q2 GDP y/y: forecast 1.0%
- 10:30 UK – Final Manufacturing PMI: forecast 51.5 pts, previous 51.5 pts
- 10:30 UK – Mortgage Lending: forecast GBP 5.7bn, previous GBP 7.727bn
- 10:30 UK – Mortgage Approvals: forecast 59.35k, previous 58.2k
- 10:30 Eurozone – Consumer Credit: forecast EUR 1.7bn, previous EUR 1.807bn
- 10:30 Italy – Unemployment Rate: forecast 5.6%, previous 5.7%
- 11:00 Eurozone – Unemployment Rate: forecast 6.3%, previous 6.3%
- 11:00 Eurozone – CPI Inflation y/y, preliminary: forecast 3.3%, previous 2.9%
- 11:00 Eurozone – Core CPI Inflation y/y, preliminary: forecast 2.5%, previous 2.5%
- 11:00 Italy – HICP y/y, preliminary: forecast 3.4%, previous 2.9%
- 11:00 Italy – CPI y/y, preliminary: forecast 3.3%, previous 2.9%
- 11:00 Italy – CPI m/m, preliminary: forecast 0.4%, previous 0.3%
- 11:00 Italy – HICP m/m, preliminary: forecast 0.3%, previous -1.0%
- 15:45 US – Final S&P Manufacturing PMI: forecast 53.4 pts, previous 53.5 pts
- 16:00 US – JOLTS Job Openings: forecast 7.313mn, previous 7.359mn
- 16:00 US – ISM Manufacturing PMI: forecast 55.2 pts, previous 55.6 pts
- 16:00 US – ISM Prices Paid: forecast 70.8 pts, previous 71.1 pts
- 16:00 US – ISM Employment Index: forecast 52.5 pts, previous 52.8 pts
- 16:00 US – ISM New Orders Index: forecast 56.8 pts, previous 56.7 pts
- 16:00 US – Construction Spending m/m: forecast 0.0%, previous -0.1%
Central bank speakers
- 10:30 – ECB Kocher
- 14:30 – ECB Nagel
- 15:05 – Fed Barr
- 17:30 – ECB Vujcic
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