WEEKLY AGENDA
GLOBAL DATA PBOC INTEREST RATE DECISION
MONDAY 1.30AM
People’s Bank of China (PBoC) will announce the new interest rate decision. The bank held the policy rate unchanged at 3,85% at the previous monetary policy meeting in January.
UK ILO UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
TUESDAY 7AM
National Statistics will announce the December period for ILO unemployment rate. Unemployment stood at 5% in the November period.
GERMANY GDP
WEDNESDAY 7AM
Federal Statistical Office of Germany will announce the 2020 fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) numbers. German economy grew by 8,5% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter.
EU CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
THURSDAY 10AM
European Commission will announce the February consumer confidence data. Consumer confidence in the Eurozone dropped by 9,6 points in January.
US MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT INDEX
FRIDAY 3PM
DOMESTIC DATA
SECTORAL CONFIDENCE INDEX
MONDAY 10AM
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) will announce the February sectoral confidence indices data. Sectoral confidence increased by 2,9% in the services sector, while it decreased by 0,1% and 5,2% in the retail trade and construction sectors, respectively.
TOURISM STATISTICS
MONDAY 11AM
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) will announce the January tourism data. The number of tourists visiting Turkey decreased by 69% in 2020.
ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE
THURSDAY 10AM
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) will announce the February economic confidence data. Economic confidence increased by 1,6% to 96,2 in January.
FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS
FRIDAY 10AM
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) will announce the January foreign trade statistics. Exports surged by 15,5% to USD 16.9bn and imports increased by 10,6 USD 21bn in December 2020 compared to the same period of the previous year.
ECO̞POLITICS CHP CENTRAL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS
Republican People’s Party (CHP) Central Executive Board members are expected to gather on Monday.
PARLIAMENT SESSIONS
AKP CONVENTIONS
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) will conclude its conventions. AKP will held Izmir and Istanbul Conventions on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.