Monday

3 pm – US factory orders (October): expected to fall 2.3% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Tuesday

1.45 am – China Caixin services PMI (November): expected to rise to 51 from 50.4. Markets to watch: CNH crosses

3.30 am – RBA rate decision: rates expected to remain unchanged at 4.35%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

3 pm – US ISM services PMI (November): expected to fall to 51.5 from 51.8. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosse

Wednesday

12.30 am – Australia GDP (Q3): growth to slow to 0.3% from 0.4% QoQ, and to 1.7% from 2.1% YoY. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

9.30 am – UK construction PMI (November): previous reading 45.6. Markets to watch: GBP crosses

1.15 pm – US ADP employment report (November): 95,000 jobs expected to have been created, down from 113,000. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses

3 pm – Canada Ivey PMI (November): previous reading 53.4. Markets to watch: CAD crosses

3.30 pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 1 December): stockpiles rose by 1.61 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI

Thursday

3 am – China trade data (November): exports are expected to have fallen 5.1% YoY and imports to rise 4% YoY. Markets to watch: China indices, CNH crosses

1.30 pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 2 December): claims forecast to rise to 225K from 218K. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses

Friday

1.30 pm - US non-farm payrolls (November): payrolls expected to rise 100K, from last month’s 150K. The unemployment rate is to hold at 3.9%, while average hourly earnings are expected to rise 0.2% MoM and 4% YoY, from 0.2% and 4.1% respectively. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses

3 pm – US Michigan confidence index (December, preliminary): index forecast to rise to 61.4 from 61.3. Markets to watch: USD crosses