This week will see a much heavier news agenda compared to last week, with central bank input due from the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, and the Bank of England. There will also be a few major economic data releases primarily concerning the U.S., Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Dollars, including the Non-Farm Payrolls report.
The market will almost certainly be most active on Thursday and Friday.
Wednesday will be a public holiday in Switzerland.
U.S. Dollar
It will be a busy and important week for the greenback, starting on Tuesday with a release of CB Consumer Confidence data. Wednesday will bring the ADP Non-Farm Employment Change forecast, ISM Manufacturing PMI data, Crude Oil Inventories, the FOMC Statement and new Federal Funds Rate. Finally, on Friday, we will get the Non-Farm Employment Change, Average Hourly Earnings, and Unemployment Rate data, plus ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI numbers.
Japanese Yen
It will be an important week for the Yen, with everything happening on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan releases its Outlook Report, Policy Rate, and Monetary Policy Statement, followed by the usual Press Conference.
British Pound
It will be a busy and important week for the Pound, starting on Wednesday with a release of Manufacturing PMI data. On Thursday we will het Construction PMI, plus the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Summary, Official Bank Rate, and Inflation Report, followed later by the usual press conference. Friday will see the release of Services PMI data.
New Zealand Dollar
It will be a normal week for the Kiwi, starting on Tuesday with a release of ANZ Business Confidence data. On Wednesday, we will get Employment Change and Unemployment Rate numbers.
Australian Dollar
It will be a normal week for the Aussie, starting on Thursday with a release of Trade Balance data. On Friday, we will get Retail Sales numbers.
Canadian Dollar
It will be a quiet week for the Loonie, with nothing due except Trade Balance data on Friday.