Monday

8.30am – German PMI (October, flash): mfg to fall to 47.2 and services to fall to 44.8. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

9.30am – UK PMI (October, flash): services to fall to 49.7 and mfg to drop to 47.5. Markets to watch: GBP crosses

2.45pm – US PMI (October, flash): services to rise to 50.3 and mfg to fall to 51.7. Markets to watch: USD crosse

Tuesday

9am – German IFO index (October): business climate index to fall to 83.2. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

3pm – US consumer confidence (October): index to fall to 106 from 108. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Wednesday

1.30am – Australia CPI (Q3): prices to rise 1.5% QoQ and YoY rate to rise to 6.9%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

3pm – Bank of Canada rate decision: rate to rise 50bps to 3.75%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses

3pm – US new home sales (September): expected to fall 1%. Markets to watch: USD crosses

3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 21 October): stockpiles fell by 1.7 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI

Thursday

7am – German GfK consumer confidence (November): index to rise to -41. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

1.15pm – ECB rate decision: rates expected to rise 75bps to 2% from 1.25%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

1.30pm – US durable goods orders (September), GDP (Q3, advance), initial jobless claims (w/e 22 October): orders to rise 0.5% MoM, GDP to rise 2%, and claims to rise to 220K from 214K. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses

Friday

4am – Bank of Japan rate decision: rate to hold at -0.1%. Markets to watch: JPY crosses

9am – German GDP (Q3, flash): growth to slow to 0.2% YoY and fall 0.2% QoQ. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

1pm – German CPI (October, preliminary): prices to rise 10.1% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

1.30pm – US PCE price index (September): prices to rise 6.1% YoY and 0.2% MoM, marking a slowdown in the Fed’s preferred measure of prices from 6.2% and 0.3% in August. Markets to watch: USD crosses

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