Weekly Outlook: Mar 26 - Mar 30

Monday

No relevant news in the calendar.

Tuesday

United States: S&P/CS HPI Composite - 20 n.s.a. for January is due for release as of 13:00 GMT, with a forecasted year-over-year rate of 6.1 percent. The Conference Board will present its consumer confidence indicator for March at 14:00 GMT, with 130.0 points eyed.

Wednesday

Europe: GfK German consumer climate indicator for April will be out at 07:00 GMT.

United States: a fresh look at the fourth-quarter gross domestic product is scheduled at 12:30 GMT, with an upgrade to 2.6 percent expected. At the same time traders await the goods trade balance for February. Pending home sales for February are due for release at 14:00 GMT.

Asia: Japan’s retail sales for February are set for publishing at 23:50 GMT.

Thursday

Europe: Germany’s unemployment change and rate for March is due at 08:00 GMT. The CPI is next at 12:00 GMT. Meanwhile in the UK, business investment for the fourth quarter 2017, current account and the gross domestic product are all up at 08:30 GMT.

United States: Fed’s favorite inflation measure - the core PCE price index - is scheduled for release at 12:30 GMT. Data will come along with personal spending for February. Michigan University will release consumer expectations and sentiment surveys for March at 14:00 GMT.

Asia: Japan’s jobs/applications ratio for February will be available at 23:30 GMT. Tokyo’s core CPI for March will be out at the same time. Twenty minutes later, market players will count on February’s industrial production, with a 4.2 percent reduction seen.

Friday

Good Friday holiday - markets closed.

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