Weekly Economic and Political Timeline

This week will see some key activity, with central bank input from the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of Australia.

The market is likely to be most active on Thursday.

The whole week is a public holiday in China.

U.S. Dollar

It will be a quiet week for the Dollar, starting with a release of ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI data on Tuesday. Then on Thursday the Chair of the Federal Reserve will be making a very minor speech.

British Pound

It will be an important week for the British Pound, with the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Summary, Inflation Report and Votes due on Tuesday.

Australian Dollar

It will be a significant week for the Aussie, starting on Tuesday with the release of Retail Sales data and the RBA’s Rate Statement. On Wednesday, the Governor of the RBA will be making a minor speech.

Canadian Dollar

It will be a quiet week for the Loonie, with nothing due except Unemployment Rate and Employment Change data on Friday.

New Zealand Dollar

It will be a quiet week for the Kiwi, with nothing due except Unemployment Rate and Employment Change data on Wednesday.

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