Major News Releases To Watch This Week

Significant events to watch:

-CA (CAD): Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI) MoM

-UK (GBP): U.K. Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY

-US (USD): U.S. Initial Jobless Claims

CA (CAD): Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI) MoM – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in the price of goods and services from the perspective of the consumer. It is a key way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the CAD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the CAD.

The previous reading was 0.3%, less than the expected 0.6. The upcoming report is due on April 16, 2024 at 12:30 GMT. Its forecast stands at 0.7%

UK (GBP): U.K. Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in the price of goods and services from the perspective of the consumer. It is a key way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the GBP, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the GBP.

The previous reading was 3.4%, below the expected 3.5%. The next report is due on April 17, 2024 at 06:00 GMT. Its forecast stands at 3.1%.

US (USD): U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – Initial Jobless Claims measures the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week. This is the earliest U.S. economic data, but the market impact varies from week to week.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD.

The previous actual data was 211K better than the forecast of 216K. The upcoming report is due on April 18, 2024 at 12:30 GMT and its forecast figure stands at 214k.  

Risers and Fallers

-S&P 500 (-1.69%)

-Procter & Gamble Co (-0.41%)

-Apple Inc (+4.37%)

-Natural Gas (-1.1%)

S&P 500 – The index demonstrated a slightly negative performance last week, shedding nearly 1.69% in value. Overall, the S&P 500 has shown a notable bullish trajectory over the last 1 year, accumulating almost 23% gains.

Procter & Gamble Co – The stock plunged by 0.41% in the last 5 days. The company has displayed a neutral performance over the last 12 months, adding around 3% in value.

Apple Inc – The stock surged previous week, gaining nearly 4.37% in value. However, Apple has exhibited a bearish performance during the last 6 months, losing almost 1.21%.

Natural Gas – Natural Gas price dropped 1.1% in the past 5 days. The commodity is now trading at 1.76 USD.

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