Currency news from around the world

The UK election will be the main point of interest this week – will a hung parliament cause the Pound to drop? There is also news due out from around the world as follows:

Tuesday 4th
0530 – Australian interest rate decision
0930 – UK individual lending & purchasing inflation
1500 – US pending home sales

Wednesday 5th
1000 – Eurozone retail sales
1315 – US employment change
2345 – New Zealand unemployment rate

Thursday 6th
UK general election
0230 – Australian trade balance & retail sales
1245 – Eurozone interest rate decision
1330 – US initial jobless claims

Friday 7th
0230 – Australian monetary policy statement
0930 – UK PPI inflation
1200 – Canadian unemployment rate
1330 – US non-farm payrolls & unemployment rate