Key Events For The Week

It is hard to believe that we are already in August, but here we go.

Monday  Aug 2

1. ISM Manufacturing (July)

2. Construction Spending

3. Reserve Bank of Australia Rate Decision * (always important to the carry traders)

Tuesday  Aug 3

1. US Personal Income

2. US Personal Spending

3. Pending Home Sales (June)

4. API Oil Inventories

5. ABC Consumer Confidence Index

Wednesday Aug 4

1. Euro-Zone Retail Sales (June)

2. MBA Mortgage Applications (July 30)

3. ADP Employment Report

4. Department Of Energy Oil Inventories

Thursday Aug 5

1. Bank of England Decision on Interest Rates

2. US Initial Jobless Claims

3. ICSC Chain Store Sales (July)

Friday Aug 6

1. German, Italian, and British Industrial Production

2. US Non-Farm Payrolls (this always moves global markets)

3. US Average Hourly Earnings

4. Canadian Employment Report

*Using Pacific Standard Time

Key Events For The Week