Major events and releases scheduled this week

<p>With the markets moving sideways as we head toward the new trading day, what can we look forward to this week on the economic release and event calendar?</p><p>Tuesday, Jan 16:</p><ul><li>2:00 am: GBP – Claimant Count Change (Forecast: 18.1K, Previous: 16.0K)</li><li>2:00 am: GBP – Average Earnings Index 3m/y (Actual: 6.8%, Forecast: 7.2%)</li><li>8:30 am: CAD – CPI m/m (Forecast: -0.3%, Previous: 0.1%)<ul><li>CAD: Median CPI y/y (Forecast: 3.3%, Previous: 3.4%)</li><li>CAD: Trimmed CPI y/y (Forecast: 3.4%, Previous: 3.5%)</li><li>CAD – Common CPI y/y (Forecast: 3.8%, Previous: 3.9%)</li></ul></li><li>8:30 am USD: Empire State Manufacturing Index (Actual: -4.9, Previous: -14.5)</li><li>10:00 am: GBP – BOE Gov Bailey Speaks</li><li>9:00 pm: CNY – Industrial Production y/y (Actual: 6.8%, Previous: 6.6%)</li></ul><p>Wednesday, Jan 17:</p><ul><li>2:00 am: GBP – CPI y/y (Actual: 3.8%, Previous: 3.9%)</li><li>8:30 am: USD – Core Retail Sales m/m (Forecast: 0.2%, Previous: 0.2%)</li><li>8:30 AM: USD: Retail Sales m/m (Forecast: 0.4%, Previous: 0.3%)</li><li>7:30 pm: AUD – Employment Change (Forecast: 15.4K, Previous: 61.5K)</li><li>7:30 pm AUD: Unemployment Rate (Actual: 3.9%, Previous: 3.9%)</li></ul><p>Thursday, Jan 18:</p><ul><li>8:30 am GMT: USD – Unemployment Claims (Forecast: 204K, Previous: 202K)</li></ul><p>Friday, Jan 19:</p><ul><li>2:00 am: GBP – Retail Sales m/m (Forecast: -0.5%, Previous: 1.3%)</li><li>10:00 am: USD – Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment (Forecast: 69.3, Previous: 69.74)</li><li>8:30 am: CAD – Core Retail Sales m/m (Forecast: -0.1%, Previous: 0.6%), Retail Sales m/m (Forecast: 0.0%, Previous: 0.7%)</li><li>10:00 am: USD – Existing Home Sales (Forecast: 3.83M, Previous: 3.82M), Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations (Previous: 3.1%)</li></ul><p>Some supplemental or less important economic releases and events scheduled this week:</p><p>Tuesday, Jan 16:</p><ul><li>9:00 pm: CNY – GDP q/y (Forecast: 5.3%, Previous: 4.9%), Retail Sales y/y (Forecast: 8.1%, Previous: 10.1%)</li></ul><p>Wednesday, Jan 17:</p><ul><li>WEF Annual Meetings</li><li>9:15 am: USD – Industrial Production m/m (Forecast: -0.1%, Previous: 0.2%)</li><li>10:15 am: EUR – ECB President Lagarde Speaks</li></ul><p>Thursday, Jan 18:</p><ul><li>WEF Annual Meetings</li><li>5:30 am: CHF – SNB Chairman Jordan Speaks</li><li>8:30 am: USD – Building Permits (Actual: 1.47M, Forecast: 1.47M), Philly Fed Manufacturing Index (Forecast: -6.9, Previous: -10.5)</li><li>10:15 am: EUR – ECB President Lagarde Speaks</li></ul><p>Friday, Jan 19:</p><ul><li>WEF Annual Meetings</li><li>5:00 am: EUR – ECB President Lagarde Speaks</li></ul>

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.