US
0800 ET Fed Governor Lael Brainard speaks on regulatory reform at the 2018 Global Finance Forum in Washington.
0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -3,000 to 230,000, previous -9,000 to 233,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -26,000 to 1.845 million, previous +53,000 to 1.871 million.
0830 ET Apr Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey expected -1.3 to 21.0, Mar -3.5 to 22.3.
0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.
0930 ET Fed Governor Randal Quarles speaks at an Institute of International Finance event in Washington.
1000 ET Mar leading indicators expected +0.3% m/m, Feb +0.6% m/m.
1100 ET Treasury announces amount of 2-year T-notes (previous $30 billion), 2-year floating-rate notes (previous $15 billion), 5-year T-notes (previous $35 billion) and 7-year T-notes (previous $29 billion) to be auctioned Apr 24-26.
1300 ET Treasury auctions 5-year TIPS.
1845 ET Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester (voter) discusses the outlook for the economy and monetary policy at the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.
UK
0430 ET UK Mar retail sales ex auto fuel expected -0.4% m/m and +1.4% y/y, Feb +0.6% m/m and +1.1% y/y. Mar retail sales including auto fuel expected -0.6% m/m and +1.9% y/y, Feb +0.8% m/m and +1.5% y/y.
JPN
1930 ET Japan Mar national CPI expected +1.1% y/y, Feb +1.5% y/y. Mar national CPI ex fresh food expected +0.9% y/y, Feb +1.0% y/y. Mar national CPI ex fresh food & energy expected +0.5% y/y, Feb +0.5% y/y.
Commodity Calendar – Thursday 4/19/2018
Date Time Event Survey Prior
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Total 12-Apr — 895.9
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Old Crop 12-Apr — 839.9
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Total 12-Apr — 2464.5
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Old 12-Apr — 1510.5
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Total 12-Apr — 188.7
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Old 12-Apr — 120.7
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Total 12-Apr — 208
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Old 12-Apr — 179.4
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Total 12-Apr — 317.4
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Old 12-Apr — 317.4
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Total 12-Apr — 22
4/19/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Old 12-Apr — 22
4/19/2018 10:30 EIA Working Natural Gas Implied Flow 13-Apr — -19
4/19/2018 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Storage Change 13-Apr — -19
4/19/2018 15:00 USDA Red Meat Production Mar — 3.10%