Forex and Energy Events for December 22, 2022

On the agenda are US and UK GDP; consumer spending inflation, applications for unemployment benefits and auctions for the placement of US bills; Japanese investments; unemployment in Norway; retail sales in Sweden, as well as natural gas reserves in the United States.

02:50 GMT+3 – Japan – Foreign Bonds Buying. Forecast: –. Previous value: ¥-605.7B

02:50 GMT+3 – Japan – Foreign Investments in Japanese Stocks. Forecast: –. Previous value: ¥1154.2B

10:00 GMT+3 – United Kingdom – GDP (QoQ). Forecast: -0.2%. Previous value: -0.2%

10:00 GMT+3 – United Kingdom – GDP (YoY). Forecast: 2.4%. Previous value: 1.5%

10:00 GMT+3 – Sweden – Retail Sales (MoM). Forecast: –. Previous value: -1.3%

12:00 GMT+3 – Norway – Unemployment Rate n.s.a. Forecast: 1.7%. Previous value: 1.6%

16:00 GMT+3 – Russia – Central Bank Reserves (USD). Forecast: –. Previous value: $576.5B

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – Continuing Jobless Claims. Forecast: 1683К. Previous value: 1671K

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – Initial Jobless Claims. Forecast: 222К. Previous value: 211K

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – Chicago Fed National Activity. Forecast: –. Previous value: -0.05

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – PCE Prices. Forecast: –. Previous value: 4.3%

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – Core PCE Prices. Forecast: 4.6%. Previous value: 4.6%

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – GDP Price Index (QoQ). Forecast: 4.3%. Previous value: 4.3%

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – GDP (QoQ). Forecast: 2.9%. Previous value: 2.9%

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. Forecast: –. Previous value: 227.25K

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – Corporate Profits (QoQ). Forecast: –. Previous value: -0.2%

16:30 GMT+3 – USA – Real Consumer Spending. Forecast: –. Previous value: 1.7%

18:30 GMT+3 – USA – Natural Gas Storage. Forecast: –. Previous value: -50B

19:30 GMT+3 – USA – 4-Week Bill Auction. Forecast: –. Previous value: 3.78%

19:30 GMT+3 – USA – 8-Week Bill Auction. Forecast: –. Previous value: 4.06%