Currency news this week 5 Sep 2011

This week we have a lot of major data out around the world likely to affect exchange rates. If you are sending money abroad or receiving funds in a foreign currency, here are the announcements to check this week.

As well as interest rate decisions in the UK, Eurozone, Canada and Australia, we are due some unemployment figures, and early inflation and industrial figures.

Monday 5th
US Bank Holiday
0930 – UK services
1000 – Eurozone retail sales
Overnight – UK retail sales monitor

Tuesday 6th
0530 – Australian interest rate decision
0815 – Swiss CPI inflation
1000 – Eurozone GDP
1100 – German factory orders

Wednesday 7th
0230 – Australian GDP
0930 – UK manufacturing & industrial production
1100 – German industrial production
1400 – Canadian interest rate decision
1500 – UK GDP estimate

Thursday 8th
0230 – Australian unemployment rate
0645 – Swiss unemployment rate
1200 – UK interest rate decision
1245 – Eurozone interest rate decision
1330 – US trade balance & jobless claims

Friday 9th
0700 – German CPI inflation
1200 – Canadian unemployment rate