Weekly Outlook: 2017, December 17 - December 24
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, 12-17-2017 at 02:04 PM (1281 Views)
The US dollar was on the back foot but managed to climb back in a busy week. As we enter the last week before the holidays, how will currencies make their last-minute adjustments? GDP data from the US, the UK, and Canada stand out. Here are the highlights for the upcoming week.
- US housing data: Tuesday, 13:30. Note that for a meaningful effect, both figures need to go in the same direction. In some cases, one surprises to the upside and the other to the downside, offsetting each other.
- US Existing Home Sales: Wednesday, 15:00. Another advance is on the cards now: 5.54 million.
- New Zealand GDP: Wednesday, 21:45. A slightly slower rate is on the cards now: 0.6%.
- Japanese rate decision: Thursday, early in the morning. The Bank of Japan seems to be the only central bank in the developed world not to take a hawkish turn. They keep on buying bonds in full-force. No change is expected now, as we reach the end of the year.
- US final GDP: Thursday, 13:30. The third and final read is expected to confirm this growth rate, the second consecutive quarter of over 3% GDP growth.
- US durable goods orders: Friday, 13:30. The data impacts Q4 growth projections.
- US Core PCE: Friday, 13:30.
- Canadian GDP: Friday, 13:30.
- US new home sales: Friday, 15:00.
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