Currency news calendar 25-08-12

This week’s economic news calendar, with selected releases likely to affect rates, is as follows:

Monday 27th
UK bank holiday

Tuesday 28th
0200 – Australian home sales
0700 – German consumer confidence
1500 – US consumer confidence

Wednesday 29th
1300 – German consumer prices
1330 – US GDP

Thursday 30th
0200 – New Zealand business confidence
0645 – Swiss GDP
0855 – German unemployment
0930 – UK mortgage approvals
1000 – Eurozone consumer confidence
1330 – US personal consumption

Friday 31st
0030 – Japanese unemployment
0700 – UK house prices
0700 – German retail sales
1000 – Eurozone consumer inflation
1030 – Eurozone unemployment
1300 – South African trade balance
1330 – Canadian GDP
1500 – US Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke’s speech