By Rafiq Raji, PhD
Twitter: @DrRafiqRaji
| Time | Data/Event | Actual | Previous | Consensus |
| 0030GMT | Australia Westpac Leading Index MoM JAN | -0.2% | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 0030GMT | Australia Wage Price Index YoY Q4 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 0030GMT | Australia Wage Price Index QoQ Q4 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 0030GMT | Australia Construction Work Done QoQ Q4 | -19.4% | 15.7% | -10.1% |
| 0030GMT | Japan Nikkei Manufacturing PMI Flash FEB | 54.0 | 54.8 | 55.2 |
| 0430GMT | Japan All Industry Activity Index MoM DEC | 1.0% | 0.5% | |
| 0800GMT | South Africa Core Inflation Rate YoY JAN | 4.2% | 4.2% | |
| 0800GMT | South Africa Inflation Rate MoM JAN | 0.5% | 0.3% | |
| 0800GMT | South Africa Inflation Rate YoY JAN | 4.7% | 4.5% | |
| 0830GMT | Germany Markit Composite PMI Flash FEB | 59.0 | 58.5 | |
| 0830GMT | Germany Markit Services PMI Flash FEB | 57.3 | 57 | |
| 0830GMT | Germany Markit Manufacturing PMI Flash FEB | 61.1 | 60.6 | |
| 0900GMT | Euro Area Markit Composite PMI Flash FEB | 58.8 | 58.5 | |
| 0900GMT | Euro Area Markit Manufacturing PMI Flash FEB | 59.6 | 59.6 | |
| 0900GMT | Euro Area Markit Services PMI Flash FEB | 58 | 57.7 | |
| 0930GMT | UK Average Earnings excl. Bonus DEC | 2.4% | 2.4% | |
| 0930GMT | UK Average Earnings incl. Bonus DEC | 2.5% | 2.5% | |
| 0930GMT | UK Claimant Count Change JAN | 8.6K | 4.1K | |
| 0930GMT | UK Unemployment Rate DEC | 4.3% | 4.3% | |
| 0930GMT | UK Public Sector Net Borrowing JAN | £-0.98B | – | |
| 0930GMT | UK Employment Change NOV | 102K | 173K | |
| 0930GMT | UK Labour Productivity QoQ Prel Q4 | 0.9% | – | |
| 1200GMT | US MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 16/FEB | 4.6% | – | |
| 1200GMT | US MBA Mortgage Applications 16/FEB | -4.1% | – | |
| 1445GMT | US Markit Manufacturing PMI Flash FEB | 55.5 | 55.4 | |
| 1445GMT | US Markit Composite PMI Flash FEB | 53.8 | 54.4 | |
| 1445GMT | US Markit Services PMI Flash FEB | 53.3 | 54 | |
| 1500GMT | US Existing Home Sales MoM JAN | -3.6% | 0.9% | |
| 1500GMT | US Existing Home Sales JAN | 5.57M | 5.6M | |
| 1800GMT | US 5-Year Note Auction | 2.43% | – | |
| 1900GMT | US FOMC Minutes | |||
| 2130GMT | US API Crude Oil Stock Change 16/FEB | 3.947M | – | |
| 2350GMT | Japan Foreign Bond Investment 17/FEB | ¥-973.2B | – | |
| 2350GMT | Japan Stock Investment by Foreigners 17/FEB | ¥-429.5B | – |
