ECONOMIC DIARY AUGUST 14 - 18

THIS COMING week investors’ attention will be on the release of the latest economic growth rate figures during the second quarter of 2017 for Japan, Germany, Italy, Greece and the EU. Various countries will also announce their latest balance of trade data and unemployment, retail sales, manufacturing and inflation rates.

Tomorrow: Australia: RBA meeting minutes; Germany: GDP economic growth rate: Q2; UK: Retail price index, Inflation rate, and PPI – July; US: Retail sales, import and export prices and business inventories – July; Empire state manufacturing index and the NAHB housing market index – August. Wednesday, August 16: Italy: GDP growth rate: Q2; UK: Unemployment rate – July; Average earnings – July; EU: GDP growth rate – Q2; Greece: GDP economic growth rate – Q2 US: Building permits – July; Housing starts – July; Crude oil stocks – August 11.

Thursday, August 17: Japan: Balance of Trade – July; Exports and Imports – July; Australia: Unemployment rate – July: France: Unemployment rate – July; EU: Balance of Trade – June; Inflation rate – July; US: Initial and continuing jobless claims – August 12; Natural gas stocks – August 11; Industrial production, manufacturing production and capacity utilisation – July; Canada: Manufacturing sales – June.

Friday, August 18: China: House price index – July; Germany: PPI – July; EU: Current account and construction output – June; Canada: Inflation rate – July; US: Michigan consumer sentiment index – August.