US
0730 ET Mar Challenger job cuts, Feb -4.3% y/y.
0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +10,000 to 225,000, previous -12,000 to 215,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -28,000 to 1.843 million, previous +35,000 to 1.871 million.
0830 ET Feb trade balance expected -$56.8 billion, Jan -$56.6 billion.
0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.
1100 ET Treasury announces amount of 3-year T-notes (previous $28 billion), 10-year T-notes (previous $21 billion) and 30-year T-bonds (previous $13 billion) to be auctioned Apr 10-12.
1300 ET Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic (voter) speaks on financial literacy at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.
GER
0200 ET German Feb factory orders expected +1.5% m/m and +6.5% y/y, Jan -3.9% m/m and +8.2% y/y.
0355 ET Revised German Mar Markit services PMI, prelim-Mar -1.1 to 54.2.
ITA 0345 ET Italy Mar Markit/ADACI services PMI expected -1.0 to 54.0, Feb -2.7 to 55.0.
FRA 0350 ET Revised France Mar services PMI, prelim-Mar -0.6 to 56.8.
EUR
0400 ET Revised Eurozone Mar Markit composite PMI, prelim-Mar -1.8 to 55.3.
0500 ET Eurozone Feb PPI expected unch m/m and +1.5% y/y, Jan +0.4% m/m and +1.5% y/y.
0500 ET Eurozone Feb retail sales expected +0.5% m/m and +2.2% y/y, Jan -0.1% m/m and +2.3% y/y.
UK
0400 ET UK Mar new car registrations, Feb -2.8% y/y.
0430 ET UK Mar Markit/CIPS services PMI expected -0.3 to 54.2, Feb +1.5 to 54.5.
JPN
1930 ET Japan Feb household spending expected +0.7% y/y, Jan +2.0% y/y.
2000 ET Feb labor cash earnings expected +0.8% y/y, Jan +0.7% y/y. Feb real cash earnings, Jan -0.9% y/y.
CHI
n/a Markets closed for national holiday.
Commodity Calendar – Thursday 4/5/2018
Date Time Event Survey Prior
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Total 29-Mar — 1640.1
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Old Crop 29-Mar — 1353.1
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Total 29-Mar — 387.2
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Old 29-Mar — 317.5
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Total 29-Mar — 475.6
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Old 29-Mar — 353.8
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Total 29-Mar — 366.4
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Old 29-Mar — 304.3
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Total 29-Mar — 184.1
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Old 29-Mar — 184.1
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Total 29-Mar — 34.6
4/5/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Old 29-Mar — 34.6
4/5/2018 10:30 EIA Working Natural Gas Implied Flow 30-Mar — -63
4/5/2018 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Storage Change 30-Mar — -63