W Week Ahead

Week Ahead – w35

24 August, 2020

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)

 


 

 


 

Focus on Economic Calendar

 


 

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