This week’s currency news 103

This week looks fairly quiet for data, with the Christmas holiday approaching. We do however have a triple-whammy of important UK data on Wednesday morning, with the Bank of England minutes, GDP and current account all released at the same time.

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Monday 20th
1500 – Eurozone consumer confidence

Tuesday 21st
Overnight – UK consumer confidence
0715 – Swiss trade balance
0930 – UK public borrowing
1200 – Canadian CPI inflation
1330 – Canadian retail sales
2145 – New Zealand current account

Wednesday 22nd
0930 – UK current account, GDP & Bank of England minutes
1500 – US home sales
2145 – New Zealand GDP

Thursday 23rd
0930 – UK mortgage approvals
1330 – Canadian GDP & US durable goods orders

Friday 24th
No major data – Christmas Eve