US
0830 ET Q1 GDP expected +2.0% (q/q annualized), Q4 +2.9% (q/q annualized). Q1 personal consumption expected +1.1%, Q4 +4.0%. Q1 GDP price index expected +2.2%, Q4 +2.3%. Q1 core PCE expected +2.6%, Q4 +1.9% q/q.
0830 ET Q1 employment cost index expected +0.7%, Q4 +0.6%.
1000 ET Final-April University of Michigan U.S. consumer sentiment index expected +0.2 to 98.0, prelim -3.6 to 97.8.
JPN
0000 ET Japan Mar vehicle production, Feb -0.1% y/y.
0100 ET Japan Mar housing starts expected -4.8% to 930,000 annualized, Feb -2.6% y/y to 926,000 annualized.
0100 ET Japan Mar construction orders, Feb +19.2% y/y.
n/a BOJ announces interest rate decision.
FRA
0130 ET France Q1 GDP expected +0.4% q/q and +2.3% y/y, Q4 +0.7% q/q and +2.5% y/y.
0245 ET France Mar PPI, Feb +0.1% m/m and +1.5% y/y.
0245 ET France Mar consumer spending expected +0.5% m/m and +2.5% y/y, Feb +2.4% m/m and +1.9% y/y.
0245 ET France Apr CPI (EU harmonized) expected +0.1% m/m and +1.7% y/y, Mar +1.1% m/m and +1.7% y/y.
GER
0200 ET German Mar import price index expected +0.1% m/m and unch y/y, Feb -0.6% m/m and -0.6% y/y.
0355 ET German Apr unemployment change expected -15,000, Mar -19,000. Apr unemployment rate expected unch at 5.3%, Mar -0.1 to 5.3%.
ITA
0400 ET Italy Mar PPI, Feb +0.3% m/m and +1.8% y/y.
0500 ET Italy Mar hourly wages, Feb +0.1% m/m and +0.7% y/y.
UK
0200 ET UK Apr nationwide house prices expected +0.2% m/m and +2.7% y/y, Mar -0.2% m/m and +2.1% y/y.
0430 ET UK Q1 GDP expected +0.3% q/q and +1.4% y/y, Q4 +0.4% q/q and +1.4% y/y.
0430 ET UK Feb index of services expected +0.1% m/m and +0.6% 3-mo/3-mo, Jan +0.2% m/m and +0.6% 3-mo/3-mo.
EUR
0500 ET Eurozone Apr economic confidence expected -0.6 to 112.0, Mar -1.6 to 112.6. Apr business climate indicator expected -0.06 to 1.28, Mar -0.14 to 1.34.
0500 ET Revised Eurozone Apr consumer confidence, prelim-Apr +0.3 to 0.4.
Commodity Calendar – Friday 4/27/2018
Date Time Event Survey Prior
4/27/2018 13:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rotary Gas Rigs 27-Apr — 192
4/27/2018 13:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rotary Oil Rigs 27-Apr — 820
4/27/2018 13:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count 27-Apr — 1013
4/27/2018 15:00 Agriculture Prices Received Mar — -0.20%