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| Date | Time | Country | Event | Period | Importance |
Last Value (1) |
Consensus (2) | LBBW (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 29-Apr-2025 | 16:00 | USA | Consumer Confidence (CB) | Apr | ⚑⚑⚑ | 92.9 | 87.0 | 89.0 |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | 03:45 | CHN | Caixin PMI Manufacturing | Apr | ⚑⚑⚑ | 51.2 | - | - |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | 10:00 | GE | GDP (Q/Q) (prelim.) | Q1 | ⚑⚑⚑ | -0.2 | - | 0.1 |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | 11:00 | EMU | GDP (Q/Q) (1st estimate) | Q1 | ⚑⚑⚑ | 0.2 | - | 0.1 |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | 14:00 | GE | CPI (Y/Y) (prelim.) | Apr | ⚑⚑⚑ | 2.2 | - | 2.0 |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | 14:15 | USA | ADP Employment Change (thous) | Apr | ⚑⚑ | 155 | - | 80 |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | 14:30 | USA | GDP (Q/Q, annualized) (1st estimate) | Q1 | ⚑⚑⚑ | 2.4 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | 16:00 | USA | PCE Core (Y/Y) | Mar | ⚑⚑⚑ | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | 16:00 | USA | Personal Income (M/M) | Mar | ⚑⚑ | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | 16:00 | USA | Personal Spending (M/M) | Mar | ⚑⚑ | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Wed, 30-Apr-2025 | - | GE | SPD publishes result of rank and file vote on coalition agreement with CDU/CSU | - | ⚑⚑ | - |
| Thu, 01-May-2025 | 16:00 | USA | ISM Manufacturing | Apr | ⚑⚑⚑ | 49.0 | 47.9 | 48.0 |
| Fri, 02-May-2025 | 11:00 | EMU | HICP, flash estimate (Y/Y) (prelim.) | Apr | ⚑⚑⚑ | 2.2 | - | 2.0 |
| Fri, 02-May-2025 | 11:00 | EMU | HICP Core, flash estimate (Y/Y) (prelim.) | Apr | ⚑⚑⚑ | 2.4 | - | 2.5 |
| Fri, 02-May-2025 | 11:00 | EMU | Unemployment Rate (sa) | Mar | ⚑⚑ | 6.1 | - | 6.1 |
| Fri, 02-May-2025 | 14:30 | USA | Change in Nonfarm Payrolls (thous.) | Apr | ⚑⚑⚑ | 228 | 123 | 50 |
| Fri, 02-May-2025 | 14:30 | USA | Unemployment Rate (sa) | Apr | ⚑⚑⚑ | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Fri, 02-May-2025 | 14:30 | USA | Average Hourly Earnings (M/M) | Apr | ⚑⚑⚑ | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
(1) Should a provisional estimate be available, it is stated instead of the reference figure of the previous period; (2) Consensus forecast according to Bloomberg/Reuters; (3) LBBW forcast