This week’s currency news 217

This week we have the UK budget on Wednesday – analysts will be looking to interpret the government’s plans with a likely knock-on effect for the Pound.

Other data releases due this week and likely to influence exchange rates are as follows:

Monday 22nd
1530 – Bank of England Governer King’s speech
1530 – European Central Bank President Trichet’s speech
2030 – US Treasury Geithner’s speech

Tuesday 23rd
0930 – UK CPI & RPI inflation
1400 – US homes sales

Wednesday 24th
UK Budget
0100 – New Zealand consumer confidence
0900 – German business climate survey
1230 – US durable goods orders
1400 – US new home sales
2145 – New Zealand GDP

Thursday 25th
0930 – UK retail sales
1230 – US jobless claims
2245 – New Zealand trade balance

Friday 26th
1330 – US GDP & personal consumption