Global Trader 365 Weekly Economic Calendar

Monday December 17, 2012
09:30 EUR ECB President Draghi Speaks (Mario Draghi is an Italian banker and economist who has been governor of the Bank of Italy. As head of the ECB, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the EUR value than any other person. His comments may determine a short-term positive or negative trend).

Tuesday December 18, 2012

13:15 USD FOMC Member Fisher Speaks

18:50 JPY Trade Balance

Wednesday December 19, 2012
04:00 EUR German Ifo Business Climate Index

04:30 GBP MPC Meeting Minutes
16:45 NZD GDP (QoQ)

Thursday December 20, 2012

Tentative JPY BoJ Press Conference

04:30 GBP Retail Sales (MoM)

04:30 GBP Retail Sales (YoY)
08:30 CAD Core Retail Sales (MoM)
08:30 USD Initial Jobless Claims
08:30 USD GDP (QoQ)
10:00 USD Existing Home Sales

Friday December 21, 2012
04:30 GBP GDP (QoQ)
04:30 GBP GDP (YoY)
08:30 CAD Core CPI (MoM) (The Core Consumer Price Index measures the changes in the price of goods and services, excluding food and energy. It is a key way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation. A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the CAD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the CAD.

08:30 USD Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM)