Currency news this week 20 May 2012

This weeks’s scheduled news releases likely to affect exchange rates are as follows.

Monday 21st
0600 – Japanese economic index

Tuesday 22nd
0400 – New Zealand inflation expectations
0930 – UK consumer & retail inflation; UK public sector borrowing
1500 – Eurozone consumer confidence; US home sales

Wednesday 23rd
0500 – Japanese interest rate decision
0930 – Bank of England minutes
1330 – Canadian retail sales
2345 – New Zealand trade balance

Thursday 24th
0700 – German GDP & retail sales; Swiss trade balance
0930 – UK GDP second reading Q1 & retail sales
1330 – US durable goods orders

Friday 25th
0700 – German consumer confidence