US 0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +4,000 to 215,000, previous +6,000 to 211,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -1,000 to 1.730 million, previous -57,000 to 1.731 million.
0830 ET Q4 GDP expected +2.1% (q/q annualized), Q3 +2.1% (q/q annualized). Q4 personal consumption expected +2.0%, Q3 +3.2%. Q4 GDP price index expected +1.8%, Q3 +1.8%. Q4 core PCE deflator expected +1.6% q/q, Q3 +2.1% q/q.
GERMANY 0355 ET German Jan unemployment change expected +5,000, Dec +8,000. Jan unemployment rate expected unch at 5.0%, Dec unch at 5.0%.
0800 ET German Jan CPI (EU harmonized) expected -0.7% m/m and +1.7% y/y, Dec +0.6% m/m and +1.5% y/y.
ITALY 0400 ET Italy Dec unemployment rate expected unch at 9.7%, Nov unch at 9.7%.
UK 0700 ET BOE announces interest rate decision and asset purchase target expected no change to the 0.75% benchmark rate or to the 435-billion pound asset purchase target.
1901 ET UK Jan GfK consumer confidence expected +2 to -9, Dec +3 to -11.
EUR 0500 ET Eurozone Jan economic confidence expected +0.3 to 101.8, Dec +0.3 to 101.5. Jan business climate indicator expected +0.05 to -0.20, Dec -0.04 to -0.25.
0500 ET Revised Eurozone Jan consumer confidence, prelim-Jan unch at -8.1.
0500 ET Eurozone Dec unemployment rate expected unch at 7.5%, Nov unch at 7.5%.
JAPAN 1830 ET Japan Dec jobless rate expected +0.1 to 2.3%, Nov -0.2 to 2.2%. Dec job-to-applicant ratio expected unch at 1.57, Nov unch at 1.57.
1850 ET Japan Dec retail sales expected +1.0% m/m and -1.8% y/y, Nov +4.5% m/m and -2.1% y/y.
1850 ET Japan Dec industrial production expected +0.7% m/m and -3.6% y/y, Nov -1.0% m/m and -8.2% y/y.
2300 ET Japan Nov vehicle production, Oct -11.9% y/y.
CHINA n/a Chinese markets closed for Lunar New Year holiday.
2000 ET China Jan manufacturing PMI expected -0.2 to 50.0, Dec unch at 50.2. Jan non-manufacturing PMI expected -0,5 to 53.0, Dec -0.9 to 53.5.
