Currency news this week 15 Feb 2010

This week’s economic calendar is below; the main figures of interest for sterling will be the Bank of England minutes on Wednesday, and Tuesday’s inflation figures will be of interest. With unemployment and public borrowing figures also out this week, there could be a rocky road ahead for the Pound.

Do call us at Currency Index to discuss your exact requirements, and to make sure you don’t get caught out by volatile exchange rates.

Monday 15th

Ban k holiday in Canada, USA and some European countries

UK house prices (Rightmove)

Tuesday 16th

0930 – UK CPI inflation

1000 – German & Eurozone ZEW economic sentiment surveys

1330 – Canadian manufacturing shipments

Wednesday 17th

0930 – Bank of England minutes & UK unemployment rate

1330 – US import price index

1900 – US FOMC minutes

Thursday 18th

0715 – Swiss trade balance

0930 – UK public borrowing

1000 – Eurozone consumer confidence survey

1330 – US PPI inflation

Friday 19th

0700 – German PPI inflation

0900 – Eurozone current account deficit

0930 – UK retail sales

1330 – US CPI inflation

1330 – Canadian retail sales