2014.02.1813:08:00UTC+00Day ahead in the Fx Markets

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19 (GMT):

• N/A - JAPAN GOVERNMENT ISSUES MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT FOR JANUARY
• 0030 - AUSTRALIA WAGE PRICE INDEX FOR Q4 Wage price index for Q4 is expected to rise 2.6 percent from a year earlier, compared to a rise of 2.7 percent in Q3. Wage price index for Q4 is expected to rise 0.6 percent from a quarter earlier, compared to a rise of 0.5 percent in Q3.
• 0930 - BOE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY POLICY MEETING
• 0930 - UK UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR DECEMBER Forecast to show a reading of 7.1 percent, unchanged from prior.
• 0930 - UK CLAIMANT COUNT FOR JANUARY Forecast to show a reading of -20,000, down from -24,000 a month ago.
• 0930 - UK AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS FOR THREE MONTHS TO DECEMBER Forecast to show a rise of 1 percent year-on-year, up from 0.9 percent, prior.
• 1000 - SWISS ZEW INVESTOR SENTIMENT FOR FEBRUARY No forecast available.
• N/A - ECB GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING, FRANKFURT ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate announcements scheduled
• 2145 - NEW ZEALAND PRODUCER PRICES - INPUTS AND OUTPUTS FOR Q4 No forecast available   
• 2330 - JAPAN REUTERS TANKAN FOR FEBRUARY NO FORECAST AVAILABLE
• 2350 - JAPAN TRADE DATA FOR JANUARY Trade balance for January is expected at a deficit of 2489 billion yen compared to a deficit of 1302 billion yen in December.
• 2350 - JAPAN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR JANUARY Imports for January is expected to rise 21.8 percent compared to a rise of 24.7 percent in December. Exports for January is expected to rise 12.6 percent compared to a rise of 15.3 percent in December.
• 2350 - JAPAN WEEKLY CAPITAL FLOWS DATA No forecast available