EURUSD Economic Outlook for Jan 3 to 7
1. German Retail Sales: Publication time unknown at the moment. Europes largest economy enjoyed a jump in the volume of sales last month 2.3%, but this was a correction to a similar fall beforehand. A more modest rise is expected now.
2. Final Manufacturing PMI: Monday, 9:00. The manufacturing sectors of the Euro-zone countries are doing well the index stood on 56.8 points according to the first release. This will probably be confirmed now.
3. German Unemployment Change: Tuesday, 8:55. The number of unemployed people dropped in the last 10 months, and another month of drops is expected now, helping the Euro. After losing 9K last month, a bigger drop in unemployment is expected now.
4. CPI Flash Estimate: Tuesday, 10:00. Inflation is definitely picking up in the Euro-zone. Consumer prices reached an annual rate of 1.9% last month, just below the 2% target. Its now expected to tick up to 2%, given the big rise Germanys CPI.
5. Final Services PMI: Wednesday, 9:00. Growth in the services sector is lagging behind the manufacturing sector, but is also OK the PMI stood on 53.7 points according to the preliminary release. This will probably be confirmed now.
6. Industrial New Orders: Wednesday, 10:00. The volume of new purchase orders posted a very disappointing drop of 4.2% last month, and weakened the Euro. This came after a nice rise beforehand. This time, manufacturers are expected to show a rise in order volume.
7. PPI: Wednesday, 10:00. Producer prices are also on the rise, but play second fiddle to consumer prices, and usually meet expectations. A rise of 0.4% was recorded last month, and the same number is expected now as well.
8. Retail Sales: Thursday, 10:00. Despite the earlier release from Germany and France, this figure tends to surprise and rock the Euro. A small rise was seen last month 0.1%, after two months of drops. Another small rise is due now, but at a slightly higher pace. Any result will shake the Euro.
9. German Factory Orders: Thursday, 9:00. The first industrial figure for Germany is expected to continue the steady climb from the previous month, that saw a 1.6% rise. A similar, perhaps somewhat smaller rise is expected this time.
10. German Trade Balance: Friday, 7:00. Europes powerhouse enjoyed a very high surplus of 14.3 billion euros. An even higher surplus is expected now. Germany balances other Euro-zone countries.
11. Unemployment Rate: Friday, 10:00. The all-European unemployment rate reflects the big troubles that Europe has. It was around 10% during most of the year, and remains even above it in recent months, 10.1%. No change is expected here. Spains unemployment rate is around 20%, Greece and Ireland also have more than 12%. Any result will rock the Euro.
12. Final GDP: Friday, 10:00. The first release has shown a modest growth rate of 0.4% in Q3, and this will probably be confirmed. The impact will be low due to the unemployment rate figure and the late release of this indicator.
13. German Industrial Production: Friday, 11:00. Just before the US Non-Farm Payrolls, Germanys second industrial indicator might help the Euro improve positions a rise of 2.9% was recorded last month, and a similar and strong rise is predicted now.