Wednesday preview: UK CPI, Fed minutes in focus
By Alexander Bueso
Date: Tuesday 18 Feb 2025
(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus in the middle of the week will shift to the inflation picture in the UK.
Consensus is for the annual rate of increase in consumer prices to pick up from the 2.5% clip observed in December to 2.8% in January.
Against that backdrop, at 1900 BST the US Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its January monetary policy meeting.
Earlier, at 1330 BST, the Department of Commerce will publish housing starts and permits figures referencing the month of January.
Overnight, rate-setters at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand are expected to announce a 50 basis point reduction in official short-term interest rates to 3.75%.
Wednesday 19 February
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Building Permits (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Current Account (EU) (09:00)
FOMC Interest Rate Minutes (US) (19:00)
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
FINALS
BAE Systems, Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (DI), Glencore , HSBC Holdings, Rio Tinto
AGMS
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (07:00)
Producer Price Index (07:00)
Retail Price Index (07:00)
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