Watch for U.S. personal income and spending, Merkel in Kiev, Putin in Minsk
Genevieve Signoret
Macro Views
Next week, watch especially for the U.S. personal income and consumption, and savings report, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Kiev, and Putin–Poroshenko talks in Minsk.
Scroll down for a complete calendar of events apt to move markets next week.
We summarize our reaction to Janet Yellen’s speech delivered today at Jackson Hole in two tweets:
“The market” and I saw nothing essentially new in Yellen’s speech.
— Genevieve Signoret (@gsignoret) August 22, 2014
Coverage of Yellen at Jackson Hole seems v clear she is signalling either earlier or later tightening. I sense she’ll be happy with that.
— Alan Beattie (@alanbeattie) August 22, 2014
Events in red are those most likely to shake markets.
Saturday 23
- USA: Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and Central Bank of Brazil Governor Alexandre Antonio Tombini take part in a panel discussion on “Labor markets and monetary policy” at Kansas Fed’s annual symposium.
- Ukraine: Angela Merkel visits Petro Poroshenko in Kiev.
Monday 25
- USA: Markit services PMI (Aug, flash).
- Mexico: Retail sales (Jun), balance of payments (Q2).
Tuesday 26
- EE UU: S&P/Case-Shiller house prices (Jun), FHFA house prices (Jun), durable goods orders (Jul), Conference Board consumer confidence (Aug).
- Belarus: Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko meet in Minsk.
Wednesday 27
- Turkey: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey monetary policy decision.
- Mexico: Foreign trade (Jul).
Thursday 28
- Euro Area: Money supply and commercial bank lending (Jul).
- Germany: Consumer prices (Ago, flash). Consensus Estimate: 0.8% year on year (same as in July).
- USA: Unemployment claims (23 Aug), GDP (Q2, second estimate).
Friday 29
- Japan: Unemployment rate (Jul), industrial production (Jul), consumer prices (Jul). Consensus Estimate: 3.4% year on year (from 3.6% in July).
- Euro Area: Unemployment rate (Jul), consumer prices (Ago, flash).
- USA: Personal income, consumption and savings (Jul), U. Michigan consumer confidence and inflation expectations (Q2, final).
- Brazil: GDP (Q2). Consensus Estimate: -0.3% year on year (from 1.9% in Q1).
- Mexico: Money supply and commercial bank lending (Jul)