Week Ahead – w35
Summary Key Macro Events
CB Meeting (24)
August (Conference Board) Consumer Confidence & July New Home Sales (25)
Vice-president Mike Pence will speak on Wednesday from Baltimore’s Fort McHenry (26)
July Durable Goods Orders (26)
CB Meeting (27)
2nd estimate 2Q GDP (27)
Donald Trump will be formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate on the first day of the party’s national convention in Charlotte and will make his acceptance speech “live from the White House” on Thursday (27)
Jackson Hole symposium kicks off on Thursday (27).
*Key speakers over the two-day event will include the Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell, the Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey and European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane.
August (U. of Michigan) Consumer Confidence (28)
Virtual Jackson Hole, Republican convention, GDP figures https://t.co/u7nj7g0zEb
— FT Economics (@fteconomics) August 23, 2020
Here's what to expect in the world economy this week (via @SteveMatthews12) https://t.co/6Nm609NDkr
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 24, 2020
Monetary policy makers will hold a virtual Jackson Hole conference this week https://t.co/z5y2YzIIip
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 24, 2020
#Germany Tests Record Bond Demand With Nearly Double the Supply – Bloomberghttps://t.co/wjP1U0fuhK
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 23, 2020
Focus on Economic Calendar
Schedule for Week of August 23, 2020 https://t.co/zw21KB4UxZ The key reports this week are the second estimate of Q2 GDP and July New Home sales.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell will discuss the Monetary Policy Framework Review at the Jackson Hole Symposium on Thursday.
— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) August 22, 2020
U.S. new-home sales are expected to post another increase in July https://t.co/5QWaucJHsx
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) August 24, 2020
Top 10 Macro/Financial Charts of the Previous Week – w34
⚠ Top 10 Macro/Financial Charts of the Week – w34 ⚠
HT @dlacalle_IA, @LanceRoberts, @sentimentrader, @zerohedge, @EricBalchunashttps://t.co/B6sdTuNNmJ
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 23, 2020