Economic Calendar for the Week: Copom Minutes and Inflation Preview
The week’s economic calendar, from Monday (23) to Friday (29), features crucial events for investors. Let’s explore the highlights.
Economic Calendar, Monday, September 23
The week kicks off with the Composite PMI release by S&P Global. This data covers manufacturing and services in several countries.
Meanwhile, Mexico awaits retail sales and economic activity results for July. On the domestic front, the Focus Report will provide key market forecasts.
Additionally, the weekly trade balance will be released in the afternoon.
Key Events:
- 8:00 AM: FGV: IPC-S (weekly)
- 8:25 AM: BCB: Focus Report (weekly)
- 3:00 PM: Secex: Trade balance (weekly)
- 4:30 AM: S&P Global: Composite PMI Index (Sep) – preliminary (Germany)
- 5:00 AM: S&P Global: Composite PMI Index (Sep) – preliminary (Eurozone)
- 5:30 AM: S&P Global: Composite PMI Index (Sep) – preliminary (UK)
- 9:00 AM: Retail sales (Jul) and General Index of Economic Activity (IGAE) (Jul) (Mexico)
- 10:45 AM: S&P Global: Composite PMI Index (Sep) – preliminary (US)
Economic Calendar, Tuesday, September 24
The Copom minutes take center stage today. This document will detail discussions on interest rates. Last week, the committee raised the Selic rate as expected.
Internationally, Germany will release its economic sentiment survey. The US will share consumer confidence data. Moreover, Mexico will report its biweekly Consumer Price Index.
Key Events:
- 8:00 AM: BCB: Release of Copom minutes
- 8:00 AM: FGV: Consumer survey (Sep)
- 5:00 AM: Economic sentiment survey – IFO (Sep) (Germany)
- 9:00 AM: Consumer price index (biweekly) (Mexico)
- 11:00 AM: Consumer confidence – Conference Board (Sep) (US)
Economic Calendar, Wednesday, September 25
Brazil remains in focus today. The Central Bank will release notes on Direct Investments and current transactions.
We’ll also see construction cost data and São Paulo’s weekly CPI. Another key release is the IPCA-15, a preview of Brazil’s main inflation index.
Internationally, the OECD will present its Eurozone economic outlook.
Key Events:
- 5:00 AM: FIPE: IPC (weekly)
- 8:00 AM: FGV: INCC-M (Sep)
- 8:00 AM: FGV: Construction survey (Sep)
- 8:30 AM: BCB: Press Release – IDP (Aug)
- 8:30 AM: BCB: Press Release – Current Transactions (Aug)
- 9:00 AM: IBGE: IPCA-15 (Sep)
- 2:30 PM: BCB: Exchange Flow (weekly)
- 6:00 AM: OECD: Economic Outlook (Eurozone)
Economic Calendar, Thursday, September 26
All eyes will be on Jerome Powell’s speech today. The US will also release second-quarter GDP figures. In Brazil, we’ll see the quarterly inflation report and industry survey data.
Mexico will announce its monetary policy decision. This day promises to be packed with market-moving events.
Key Events:
- 8:00 AM: BCB: Quarterly Inflation Report
- 8:00 AM: FGV: Industry survey (Sep)
- Caged: Formal job creation (Aug)
- Treasury: Monthly Public Debt Report (Aug)
- 4:00 PM: Central Bank to announce monetary policy decision (Mexico)
- 9:30 AM: GDP (2nd quarter) – annualized (US)
- 9:30 AM: Unemployment benefit claims (weekly) (US)
- 10:20 AM: Fed: J. Powell’s speech (US)
Economic Calendar, Friday, September 27
Brazil will publish the IGP-M, known as rent inflation. This index influences various contracts and public tariffs. Trade and services surveys will also be released.
The Central Bank will share notes on monetary policy and credit. The Treasury will report the Central Government’s primary result.
Germany expects unemployment data. The US will release personal spending and income figures.
Key Events:
- 8:00 AM: FGV: IGP-M (Sep)
- 8:00 AM: FGV: Trade survey (Sep)
- 8:00 AM: FGV: Services survey (Sep)
- 8:30 AM: BCB: Press release – Monetary policy and credit operations
- 9:00 AM: IBGE: Continuous PNAD (Aug)
- Treasury: Central Government primary result
- 4:55 AM: Unemployment rate (Sep) (Germany)
- 9:30 AM: Personal spending (Aug) (US)
- 9:30 AM: Personal income (Aug) (US)
- 9:30 AM: BEA: PCE Deflator (Aug) (US)
- 11:00 AM: University of Michigan confidence index (Sep) – final (US)
During the week, Germany will also release retail sales data for July and August. The exact timing remains unannounced.
Economic Calendar for the Week: Copom Minutes and Inflation Preview
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