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Daily Economic Calendar, October 19, 2017

By:
Jack William Everitt
Updated: Oct 18, 2017, 13:13 UTC

You're watching the Economic Calendar for Thursday, the 19th of October. Swiss Trade Balance for September is up first at 6 AM, and trade surplus narrowed

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You’re watching the Economic Calendar for Thursday, the 19th of October. Swiss Trade Balance for September is up first at 6 AM, and trade surplus narrowed in August as imports outpaced the exports. UK Retail Sales for September following at half past 8. Sales have been growing for the past 3 months, and the August growth was the strongest in 5 months.

Coming up next at 12:30 PM GMT is the closely watched weekly update on US Jobless Claims. Initial claims dropped by 15 thousand during the week ending October 7 whereas the continuing claims went down by 32 thousand during the week ending September 30. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index for October is out at the same time. The September Index surprised on the upside, hitting a 4 month high. US Leading Index for September comes at 2. The Index grew at a solid pace in August, although the report noted it did not yet show the full impact of the hurricanes. And there’s a break in the schedule until 2 AM when New Zealand Credit Card Spending for September is released. Spending continued growing in August, although the pace was the slowest in 7 months.

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