Currency news this week 23 Aug 2011

This week’s currency calendar has some important data releases likely to affect exchange rates – most notably the updated reading of UK GDP due out on Friday morning. The full schedule of significant releases is shown below – contact us for the latest news and a quote on your own transaction, whichever currency you are buying or selling.

Tuesday 23rd
0930 – UK mortgage approvals
1000 – German& Eurozone economic sentiment
1330 – Canadian retail sales
1500 – Eurozone consumer confidence & US home sales
2345 – New Zealand trade balance

Wednesday 24th
1000 – Eurozone industrial orders
1330 – US durable goods
1500 – US house price index
2345 – New Zealand retail sales

Thursday 25th
0700 – German consumer confidence

Friday 26th
0930 – UK GDP
1330 – US GDP
1500 – speech: US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke