This is the Dukascopy Economic Calendar for Thursday, 15th of February, which is the first day of Spring Festival holidays in China, but also a busy day in the US.
Euro Zone trade balance for December opens this agenda at 10 AM. Surplus expanded sharply in November, after briefly dropping below the 20 billion level previously.
Then it’s busy with four publications regarding the US economy at 1:30 PM GMT and Philly Fed Survey for February is one of them. Manufacturing Index dropped sharply in the year’s first month as it lost a total of 4 points.
Producer Price Index for January is the second item out at this time. Both the overall and core measures slipped in December after rising for four months in a row.
February Empire State Survey continues the US data run. Previously the headline general business conditions index was reported at 17.7, little changed from December’s level.
Jobless claims report is the final of the four items scheduled at 1:30. Initial claims declined by 9 thousand in the week that ended February the 3rd.
US data run doesn’t stop as US NAHB housing market index for February follows at a quarter past 2 PM. Index slipped in January, after rising to 74 in December.
And the final US publication for the day is the Treasury International Capital Data for December at 9 PM. Taking into account transactions in both foreign and U.S. securities, net foreign purchases of long-term securities were 57.5 billion in November, up from October’s level of 26.2 billion.
New Zealand Manufacturing PMI for January follows a half an hour later. Index remains above the 50 level, but it declined sharply in December after staying above 57 for four months in a row.
Australian Dollar traders should monitor closely the final event for this calendar, which is a Testimony by the RBA Governor Philip Lowe to Parliamentary Committee at 10:30 PM GMT.
I’m ____________ and that’s all for Thursday’s overview, but do click back for Friday’s events.

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