Weekly Economic & Political Timeline – 25 March 2018

This week will see a lighter news agenda, with no major central bank input expected at all. The schedule will probably be dominated by GDP data releases for the U.S.A. and Canada.

The market will probably be most active on Wednesday and Thursday.

Friday is a public holiday in the U.K., Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

U.S. Dollar

It will be a week of some importance for the greenback, starting on Tuesday with a release of CB Consumer Confidence data. On Wednesday we will get the important Final GDP data as well as Crude Oil Inventories.

British Pound

It will be a week of some importance for the Pound, with Thursday bringing a release of Current Account data.

Canadian Dollar

It will be a week of some importance for the Loonie, with Thursday bringing a release of GDP data.

New Zealand Dollar

It will be a quiet week for the Kiwi, with nothing due except a release of ANZ Business Confidence numbers on Wednesday.