US 0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +34,000 to 610,000, previous -203,000 to 576,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -91,000 to 3.640 million, previous +4,000 to 3.731 million.
0830 ET Mar Chicago Fed national activity index expected +2.34 to 1.25, Feb -1.84 to -1.09.
1000 ET Mar leading indicators expected +1.0% m/m, Feb +0.2% m/m.
1000 ET Mar existing home sales expected -1.4% m/m to 6.14 million, Feb -6.6% m/m to 6.22 million.
1100 ET Apr Kansas City Fed manufacturing activity index expected +2 to 28, Mar +2 to 26.
1100 ET Treasury announces the amount of 2-year T-notes (previous $60 billion), 2-year floating-rate notes (previous $26 billion), 5-year T-notes (previous $61 billion), and 7-year T-notes (previous $62 billion) to be auctioned Apr 26-27.
1300 ET Treasury auctions $18 billion 5-year TIPS.
FRANCE 0245 ET France Apr business confidence expected -2 to 95, Mar +7 to 97.
ITALY 0400 ET Italy Feb industrial sales, Jan +2.5% m/m and -1.6% y/y.
UK 0600 ET UK Apr CBI trends total orders expected +7 to 2, Mar +19 to -5. Apr CBI trends selling prices, Mar +17 to 20.
1901 ET UK Apr GfK consumer confidence expected +4 to -12, Mar +7 to -16.
EUROZONE 0745 ET ECB announces interest rate decision.
0830 ET ECB President Christine Lagarde holds a press conference following the ECB meeting.
1000 ET Eurozone Apr consumer confidence expected -0.2 to -11.0, Mar +4.0 to -10.8.
JAPAN 1930 ET Japan Mar national CPI expected -0.2% y/y, Feb -0.4% y/y. Mar national CPI ex-fresh food expected -0.2% y/y, Feb -0.4% y/y. Mar national CPI ex-fresh food & energy expected +0.3% y/y, Feb +0.2% y/y.
2030 ET Japan Apr Jibun Bank manufacturing PMI, Mar +0.7 to 52.7. Apr Jibun Bank services PMI, Mar +1.8 TO 48.3.
