mask Week Ahead | Dollar Steadies on Anticipation of Vaccine Vs. Virus Battle

22/ 11/ 2020

Week Ahead | Dollar Steadies on Anticipation of Vaccine Vs. Virus Battle

23rd November 2020 - 27th November 2020

Monday

  • CNY Non-Manufacturing PMI
  • Germany Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices

The official non-manufacturing PMI, released is based on a survey of about 1,200 companies covering 27 industries including construction, transport and telecommunications.

HICP is an index of consumer prices calculated and published by European Union, on the basis of a statistical methodology that has been harmonized across all EU member states. HICP is a measure of prices used by Governing Council of EU to define and assess price stability in the euro area as a whole in quantitative terms.

 

Tuesday

  • AUD RBA Interest Rate Decisions
  • Euro Zone Consumer Price Index
  • US ISM Manufacturing PMI

RBA Interest Rate Decision is announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia. This will be a Key Indicator of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Economic Projections and Strategy to counteract with Covid-19. The Euro Zone CPI released by the Eurostat captures the changes in the price of goods and services. The CPI is a significant way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation in the Euro Zone.

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Index shows business conditions in the US manufacturing sector it is a significant indicator of the overall economic condition in US.

 

Wednesday

  • EUR Germany Retail Sales
  • US ADP Employment Change

The Retail Sales released is a measure of changes in sales of the German retail sector. It shows the performance of the retail sector in the short term. Percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. The changes are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending.

The Employment Change released is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in the US. Generally speaking, a rise in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending, stimulating economic growth.

 

Thursday

  • EUR Eurozone Retail Sales
  • US ISM Services PMI

The Retail Sales released is a measure of changes in sales of the Euro zone retail sector. It shows the performance of the retail sector in the short term. Percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. The changes are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending.

The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index released by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) shows business conditions in the US non-manufacturing sector.

 

Friday

  • USD Non-Farm Payrolls & Average Hourly Earnings
  • CAD Unemployment Change

The nonfarm payrolls released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics presents the number of new jobs created during the previous month, in all non-agricultural business. The monthly changes in payrolls can be extremely volatile, due to its high relation with economic policy decisions made by the Central Bank.

The Average Hourly Earnings released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics is a significant indicator of labor cost inflation and of the tightness of labor markets. The Federal Reserve Board pays close attention to when setting interest rates.

The Unemployment Rate released by the Statistics Canada is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the Canadian Economy.