{"id":89739,"date":"2016-05-14T15:01:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T19:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=89739"},"modified":"2016-05-14T13:28:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-14T17:28:12","slug":"uk-jobs-and-retail-sales-data-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2016\/05\/uk-jobs-and-retail-sales-data-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"UK jobs and retail sales data in focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-1362965061\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">May 14, 2016<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p>Article by <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/contributors\/contributor-profile-forextime\/\">ForexTime<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday 16 May<\/strong><br \/>\nThe new trading week will start of quietly as there are no major data releases in the Asian sand European session. It is a public holiday in Germany and France.<br \/>\nFrom the US, the results of the latest NY Empire State Manufacturing Index are issued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 17 May<\/strong><br \/>\nIndustrial production figures are released in Japan.<br \/>\nDuring the European session, the latest trade data are due for the Eurozone, while the UK sees the publication of latest inflation numbers. The latest UK CPI rose to 0.5%, it\u2019s highest level since December 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Building permits and housing starts numbers are released in the US alongside earnings, inflation and industrial production updates. Inflation will be closely watched by the Fed. The rate of inflation stood at 0.9% in March, remaining well below the Fed\u2019s target of 2%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 18 May<\/strong><br \/>\nJapan sees the release of preliminary first quarter GDP results. GDP fell in the closing quarter of last year.<br \/>\nIn the Eurozone, consumer price numbers are updated by Eurostat.<br \/>\nThe highlight of the day will be UK employment data. The Bank of England will keep closely watch the jobs report. Although the unemployment rate has been running at its lowest in a decade in recent months, the actual number of unemployed rose for the first time since July 2015 in February.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 19 May<\/strong><br \/>\nAustralia sees the release of unemployment figures.<br \/>\nRetail sales figures are released in the UK which will give information on how uncertainty around the EU referendum is affecting consumers.<br \/>\nInitial jobless claims numbers are due out of the US.<\/p><div id=\"inves-2667481106\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; float:left; color:#666;\">Free Reports:<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads\"> \r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/graph_techs_PD.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><b><u>Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators<\/u><\/b><\/a> - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter<\/p><br><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cot_pie_80.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><b><u>Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports<\/u><\/b><\/a> - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.<\/p><br><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<br><\/div>\n<p><strong>Friday 20 May<\/strong><br \/>\nCurrent account data are published in the Eurozone.<br \/>\nInflation and retail sales numbers are out in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54242 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Forex-Time-Logo.png\" alt=\"Forex-Time-Logo\" width=\"262\" height=\"90\" \/><strong>Article by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/contributors\/contributor-profile-forextime\/\">ForexTime<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ForexTime Ltd (FXTM)<\/strong> is an award winning international online forex broker regulated by CySEC 185\/12 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forextime.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.forextime.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article by ForexTime Monday 16 May The new trading week will start of quietly as there are no major data releases in the Asian sand European session. It is a public holiday in Germany and France. From the US, the results of the latest NY Empire State Manufacturing Index are issued. 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