If you are in the running for one of those gold statue thingys, good luck!
On the calendar in the US for Monday, times eastern then /GMT:
8.30 AM/1330GMT
Durable Goods Orders (January, preliminary)
- expected +1.7%
- prior -0.5%
- The headline has been on a gentle uptrend the past 12 months or so
- In addition to the headline there will also be excl. transport (exp 0.5%, prior 0.5%) and core capital goods (those for 'nondefense excl. aircraft have been indicating new business investment & improved output, especially in the November and December 2016 results)
10 AM/1500GMT
Pending Home Sales (January)
- expected +1.0% m/m
- prior +1.6%
10.30 AM/1530GMT
Dallas Federal Reserve Manufacturing Activity Survey (February)
- expected 19.4
- prior 22.1
- This index has been picking up through 2016
11 AM/1600GMT
Robert Kaplan is the President/CEO of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
- Speaking at the University of Oklahoma, Price College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series