Key Events in the Week Ahead 6-12/2/2023

Key Events CPI Non-Farm Payrolls volatility RBA

Investors leaving behind a week full of central bank decisions and entering a quieter one, with the RBA policy decision, UK’s GDP Q4 2022, and Canada’s employment report. In Europe, on Monday the retail sales data will attract the attention and a speech by ECB President Lagarde.

On the earnings front, tech companies reported mixed financial results. Apple (AAPL) missed both on earnings and revenue. Alphabet earnings (EPS) and revenue came below expectations. Amazon reported better-than-expected revenue but missed on EPS.

Monday, February 6

        Previous Consensus Forecast

02:00 AM AU TD-MI Inflation Gauge MoM JAN                    0.2%                0.3%

02:30 AM AU Retail Sales MoM Final DEC                1.7%    -0.6%   -3.9%

09:00 AM DE Factory Orders MoM DEC                    -5.3%   2%       1.9%

10:30 AM EA S&P Global Construction PMI JAN                    42.6                 43.1

10:30 AM FR S&P Global Construction PMI JAN                    41                    44.5

10:30 AM DE S&P Global Construction PMI JAN                    41.7                 43

10:30 AM IT S&P Global Construction PMI JAN                     47                    50.4

10:40 AM GB BoE L Mann Speech 11:00 AM GB New Car Sales YoY JAN 18.3% 16.0%

11:30 AM GB S&P Global/CIPS Construction PMI JAN           48.8                 46.5

12:00 PM EA Retail Sales MoM DEC              0.8%    -2.5%   -2.3%

12:00 PM EA Retail Sales YoY DEC                 -2.8%   -2.7%   -2.6%

12:00 PM FR Retail Sales MoM DEC              -1%                  0.5%

12:00 PM FR Retail Sales YoY DEC                 -0.6%               -4.8%

05:00 PM CA Ivey PMI s.a JAN                        33.4                 34

08:00 PM EA ECB President Lagarde Speech

Monday’s earnings reports: ATVI BYSI KLDO ON TKR ENR ACT FN ZI SWKS

Tuesday, February 7

02:01 AM GB BRC Retail Sales Monitor YoY JAN                   6.5%                3.9%

02:30 AM AU Balance of Trade DEC              A$13.201B                   A$8.5B

02:30 AM AU Exports MoM DEC                    -0.4%

02:30 AM AU Imports MoM DEC                   -1.5%

05:30 AM AU RBA Interest Rate Decision                  3.1%    3.35%  3.35%

05:35 AM JP 30-Year JGB Auction                  1.649%

07:00 AM JP Leading Economic Index Prel DEC                     97.4                 98

07:00 AM JP Coincident Index Prel DEC                     99.3                 99.5

09:00 AM DE Industrial Production MoM DEC                      0.2%    -0.6%   -1.4%

09:00 AM GB Halifax House Price Index YoY JAN             2%                   1.8%

09:00 AM GB Halifax House Price Index MoM JAN               -1.5%               -0.3%

09:45 AM FR Balance of Trade DEC                 €-13.77B                      € -7.9B

09:45 AM FR Current Account DEC                €-6.8B              € -1.6B

09:45 AM FR Exports DEC                   €51.035B

09:45 AM FR Imports DEC                  €64.8B

09:45 AM FR Private Non Farm Payrolls QoQ Prel Q4          0.6%                0.3%

10:00 AM FR Foreign Exchange Reserves JAN                       €237.68B

10:00 AM ES Industrial Production YoY DEC              -1.1%               3.4%

11:00 AM GB BoE Ramsden Speech

12:00 PM GB 5-Year Treasury Gilt Auction                3.665%

12:15 PM GB BoE Pill Speech

12:30 PM DE 10-Year Bund/€i Auction                      0.16%

12:30 PM DE 30-Year Bund/€i Auction                      -0.17%

01:00 PM GB BBA Mortgage Rate JAN                      6.41%              6.6%

03:30 PM CA Balance of Trade DEC               C$-0.04B         C$-1B  C$ 0.14B

03:30 PM CA Exports DEC                  C$64.37B                     C$64.6B

03:30 PM CA Imports DEC                  C$64.41B                     C$64.4B

03:30 PM US Balance of Trade DEC               $-61.5B            $-68.5B            $-68.8B

03:30 PM US Exports DEC                 $251.9B                       $249.4B

03:30 PM US Imports DEC                  $313.4B                       $318.2B

03:55 PM US Redbook YoY FEB/04                 4.9%

05:00 PM US IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism FEB                   42.3                 42.9

05:30 PM GB BoE Cunliffe Speech

07:00 PM EA ECB Schnabel Speech

07:40 PM US Fed Chair Powell Speech

07:45 PM CA BoC Gov Macklem Speech

09:00 PM US Fed Barr Speech

10:00 PM US Consumer Credit Change DEC              $27.96B           $24B    $ 23.4B

11:30 PM US API Crude Oil Stock Change FEB/03                 6.33M

Tuesday’s earnings reports: SAVE ATEN ARMK NCR WU CNC CMG CARR INNV FTNT FISV PRU LUMN TRVG ILMN XYL PAYC

Wednesday, February 7

02:30 AM AU RBA Chart Pack

11:00 AM IT Retail Sales MoM DEC               0.8%                -0.2%

11:00 AM IT Retail Sales YoY DEC                  4.4%                1.8%

02:00 PM US MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate FEB/03              6.19%

02:00 PM US MBA Mortgage Applications FEB/03                -9%

02:00 PM US MBA Mortgage Refinance Index FEB/03                      466.6

02:00 PM US MBA Mortgage Market Index FEB/03              232.4

02:00 PM US MBA Purchase Index FEB/03                184.3

04:15 PM US Fed Williams Speech

05:00 PM US Fed Barr Speech

05:00 PM US Wholesale Inventories MoM DEC                     0.9%    0.1%    0.1%

05:30 PM US EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change FEB/03                4.14M

05:30 PM US EIA Gasoline Stocks Change FEB/03                 2.576M

05:30 PM US EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change FEB/03              2.315M

05:30 PM US EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change FEB/03              0.1M

05:30 PM US EIA Distillate Stocks Change FEB/03                 2.32M

05:30 PM US EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change FEB/03             -0.328M

05:30 PM US EIA Gasoline Production Change FEB/03             0.612M

05:30 PM US EIA Crude Oil Imports Change FEB/03             2.593M

05:30 PM US EIA Refinery Crude Runs Change FEB/03                     -0.02M

07:00 PM US WASDE Report

08:45 PM US Fed Waller Speech

Wednesday’s earnings reports: BLDA AFRM UAA YUM CVS EB EFX D FOXA GT DIS COTY WYNN MGM MAT HOOD RPD PYCR

Thursday, February 8

02:01 AM GB RICS House Price Balance JAN             -42%                -50

02:30 AM AU Building Permits MoM Final DEC                    -8.8%   18.5%  18.5%

02:30 AM AU Building Permits YoY Final DEC                     -14.1%             -3.8%

02:30 AM AU Private House Approvals MoM Final DEC                    -2.5%               –

08:00 AM JP Machine Tool Orders YoY JAN               1.0%                0.5%

09:00 AM DE Inflation Rate YoY Prel JAN                  8.6%    8.9%    9.1%

09:00 AM DE Inflation Rate MoM Prel JAN               -0.8%   0.9%    0.9%

09:00 AM DE Harmonised Inflation Rate MoM Prel JAN       -1.2%   1.4%    1.2%

09:00 AM DE Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY Prel JAN          9.6%    10%     9.9%

03:30 PM US Initial Jobless Claims FEB/04                183K    194K    189.0K

03:30 PM US Jobless Claims 4-week Average FEB/04  191.75K                    192K

03:30 PM US Continuing Jobless Claims JAN/28                    1655K              1660K

05:30 PM US EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change FEB/03                        -151Bcf

07:00 PM DE Bundesbank Nagel Speech

08:00 PM EA ECB Guindos Speech 08:00 PM US 30-Year Bond Auction       3.585%

EU Special European Council Meeting

Thursday’s earnings reports: APDN APO BAX BE RL SWI TRI EXPE DUK K WMG NET PEP YELP PM PYPL HLT HIMX LYFT TPR

Friday, February 9

01:50 AM JP PPI MoM JAN                 0.5%    0.3%    0.4%

01:50 AM JP PPI YoY JAN                    10.2%  9.6%    10.6%

02:30 AM AU RBA Statement on Monetary Policy

09:00 AM GB GDP MoM DEC             0.1%    -0.3%   -0.1%

09:00 AM GB GDP Growth Rate QoQ Prel Q4                       -0.3%   0%       0.1%

09:00 AM GB GDP Growth Rate YoY Prel Q4             1.9%    0.4%    0.2%

09:00 AM GB Goods Trade Balance DEC                   £-15.623B                    £ -17.8B

09:00 AM GB Goods Trade Balance Non-EU DEC  £-4.666B                      £ -8.1B

09:00 AM GB Manufacturing Production MoM DEC             -0.5%   -0.2%   -0.2%

09:00 AM GB Industrial Production MoM DEC                   -0.2%   -0.2%   0.2%

09:00 AM GB Manufacturing Production YoY DEC                -5.9%   -6.1%   -6.0%

09:00 AM GB Balance of Trade DEC                 £-1.802B                      £ -2.8B

09:00 AM GB Construction Orders YoY Q4                8.5%                -10.4%

09:00 AM GB Construction Output YoY DEC              4%                   2.9%

09:00 AM GB GDP YoY DEC                0.2%    -0.2%   -0.1%

09:00 AM GB Industrial Production YoY DEC             -5.1%   -5.3%   -5.0%

11:00 AM IT Industrial Production MoM DEC                        -0.3%   -0.2%   -0.1%

11:00 AM IT Industrial Production YoY DEC                      -3.7%               -1.1%

11:30 AM GB Business Investment QoQ Prel Q4                   -2.5%               1.7%

11:30 AM GB Business Investment YoY Prel Q4                     1.3%                1.0%

03:00 PM GB NIESR Monthly GDP Tracker JAN                     0.1%                0.2%

03:30 PM CA Unemployment Rate JAN                      5%       5.1%    5.2%

03:30 PM CA Employment Change JAN                     104K    17.3K   15K

03:30 PM CA Full Time Employment Chg JAN                       84.5K               5K

03:30 PM CA Participation Rate JAN              65%                 64.9%

03:30 PM CA Part Time Employment Chg JAN                      19.5K               10K

03:30 PM CA Average Hourly Wages YoY JAN                       5.2%                4.4%

03:45 PM DE Current Account DEC                €16.9B             €12.5B

04:00 PM GB BoE Pill Speech

05:00 PM US Michigan Consumer Sentiment Prel FEB                      64.9     64.9     65

05:00 PM US Michigan Consumer Expectations Prel FEB                    62.7     62.9     63

05:00 PM US Michigan Current Conditions Prel FEB                        68.4     68        68.7

05:00 PM US Michigan 5 Year Inflation Expectations Prel FEB 2.9%                        2.8%

05:00 PM US Michigan Inflation Expectations Prel FEB         3.9%                3.8%

07:30 PM US Fed Waller Speech

08:00 PM EA ECB Schnabel Speech

08:00 PM US Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count FEB/10                 599

08:00 PM US Baker Hughes Total Rig Count FEB/10             759

11:00 PM US Fed Harker Speech

Friday’s earnings reports: SPB CBT COOP GPN MHK PRLB MGA MTD IQV

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