Canada’s dollar fell to a more than two-month low against its U.S. counterpart amid speculation growth in the world’s largest economy would spur the Federal Reserve to reduce stimulus, known as quantitative easing. The currency declined against the majority of its 16 most-traded peers as crude oil, Canada’s biggest export, snapped a four-day rally. It pared losses versus the greenback after one Fed regional bank president said the central bank should continue its bond-buying program while another said he was undecided [...] read more
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May
22
Today’s Global
Market Events
Market Events
Tentative
JPY
BOJ Press Conference
4:00am
EUR
Current Account
(F)14.2B (P)16.3B
(F)14.2B (P)16.3B
4:30am
GBP
MPC Meeting Minutes
(F)0-0-9 (P)0-0-9
(F)0-0-9 (P)0-0-9
GBP
Retail Sales m/m
(F)0% (P)-0.7%
(F)0% (P)-0.7%
GBP
Public Sector Net Borrowing
(F)7.6B (P)16.7B
(F)7.6B (P)16.7B
EUR
German 10-y Bond Auction
(F)N/A (P)1.28/1.6
(F)N/A (P)1.28/1.6
All Day
EUR
EU Economic Summit
6:00am
CHF
SNB Chairman Jordan Speaks
GBP
CBI Industrial Order Expectations
(F)-18 (P)-25
(F)-18 (P)-25
7:00am
GBP
MPC Member Bean Speaks
8:30am
CAD
Core Retail Sales m/m
(F)0.2% (P)0.7%
(F)0.2% (P)0.7%
CAD
Retail Sales m/m
(F)0.2% (P)0.8%
(F)0.2% (P)0.8%
10:00am
USD
Existing Home Sales
(F)4.99M (P)4.92M
(F)4.99M (P)4.92M
USD
Fed Chairman Bernanke Testifies
USD
Treasury Sec Lew Speaks
10:30am
USD
Crude Oil Inventories
(F)-0.4M (P)-0.6M
(F)-0.4M (P)-0.6M
2:00pm
USD
FOMC Meeting Minutes
9:00pm
AUD
MI Inflation Expectations
(F)N/A (P)2.2%
(F)N/A (P)2.2%
9:45pm
CNY
HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI
(F)50.5 (P)50.4
(F)50.5 (P)50.4


