US 0730 ET Jan Challenger job cuts, Dec -25.2% y/y.
0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -1,000 to 215,000, previous -7,000 to 216,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +17,000 to 1.720 million, previous -44,000 to 1.703 million.
0830 ET Q4 non-farm productivity expected +1.6%, Q3 -0.2%. Q4 unit labor costs expected +1.3%, Q3 +2.5%.
0915 ET Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan (voter) speaks on the economic outlook at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business 2020 Business Outlook.
1915 ET Fed Governor Randal Quarles discusses monetary policy and the economic outlook at a Money Marketeers of New York University event.
GERMANY 0200 ET German Dec factory orders expected +0.7% m/m and -6.6% y/y, Nov -1.3% m/m and -6.5% y/y.
0330 ET German Jan Markit construction PMI, Dec +1.3 to 53.8.
EUR 0300 ET ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks at an event in Brussels.
0400 ET ECB published monthly economic bulletin.
JAPAN 1830 ET Japan Dec labor cash earnings expected -0.1% y/y, Nov +0.1% y/y. Dec real cash earnings expected -0.9% y/y, Nov -0.6% y/y.
1830 ET Japan Dec household spending expected -1.7% y/y, Nov -2.0% y/y.
CHINA n/a China Jan trade balance expected +$38.65 billion, Dec +$47.21 billion. Jan exports expected -4.0% y/y, Dec +7.9% y/y. Jan imports expected -3.0% y/y, Dec +16.5% y/y.
