#Global #Markets | 29 Aug August 29, 2018 ~ macroafricaintel By Rafiq Raji, PhD Twitter: @DrRafiqRaji (GMT+1) CALENDAR 06:00 Japan Consumer Confidence 07:00 Germany GfK Consumer Confidence 07:00 UK Nationwide Housing Prices YoY 07:00 UK Nationwide Housing Prices MoM 07:45 France GDP Growth Rate QoQ 2nd Est 08:00 Turkey Balance of Trade 13:30 Canada Current Account 13:30 US GDP Price Index QoQ 2nd Est 13:30 US PCE Prices QoQ 2 Est 13:30 US Core PCE Prices QoQ 2 Est 13:30 US Corporate Profits QoQ Prel 13:30 US GDP Growth Rate QoQ 2nd Est 15:00 US Pending Home Sales MoM 15:00 US Pending Home Sales YoY NEWS Jamaica Holds Interest Rate at 2% Moody’s Changes Egypt’s Rating Outlook to Positive UK Shares Gain on US-Mexico Trade Deal US Fifth District Manufacturing Activity Expands Solidly Russia Corporate Profits Rise 30.9% in H1 Mexico Jobless Rate Edges Up to 3.5% in July US Wholesale Inventories Beat Estimates in July Irish Retail Sales Surge in July Italy July Producer Inflation Highest in More than a Year Bulgaria Tourist Arrivals Increase 6.5% YoY in July Italy Business Confidence Lowest since 2016 Lithuania Retail Trade Slows to 7.3% YoY in July Italy Consumer Confidence at 3-Month Low Sweden Posts Trade Balance in July Source: Trading Economics, Macroafricaintel Research Share this:LinkedInTwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related