Economic Calendar

Wednesday, October 14

8:30am EDT

Following the recent soft patch in US data, which took the sting out of the dollar and yields rally, all eyes will be on September inflation data this week with CPI on Wednesday and PPI due on Thursday. Investors will not want to see a sharp rise in CPI as that could trigger fresh volatility in financial markets. CPI has been easing in recent months to stand at 2.4% year on year in August.

What to watch: USD, Gold

All week

The heads of major central banks are due to speak at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, in Bangkok. BoE’s Bailey, ECB’s Lagarde and BOC’s Macklem all speak on Wednesday, while the likes of SNB’s Schlegel (Thursday) and Fed’s Warsh (Friday) will deliver their speeches later on in the week.

What to watch: Gold, Indices

Thursday, October 15

8:30am EDT

Thursday will see the release of several macro pointers from the US economy. As well as retail sales, we will have PPI, jobless claims and a couple of manufacturing indices from key states. Together with CPI a day earlier, these data releases could set the tone for the direction of U.S. dollar for the remainder of the week, with no other major releases expected until the FOMC meeting at the twilight of the month.

What to watch: USD, Nasdaq 100