Dukascopy Bank Team
Dukascopy Bank SA
First up at 1PM GMT we have the US house price index for July. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index for June was up 0.2 percent from May.
Also out at this time there is the US S&P House price index for July.
Then at 2PM GMT there is a high importance release for US traders, as US consumer confidence for September is released. Confidence surged in August to an 18-year high of 133.4.
The final two releases for this report come from New Zealand. First up at 10-45PM New Zealand releases it’s trade balance for August. Previous readings showed a deficit of 143 million dollars, mainly driven by oil prices and a weakened New Zealand Dollar.
Finally ANZ Business confidence for September is released at 1AM. The survey indicated yet another drop in August’s report at minus 50.3.
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