Main scheduled daily economic news and data most likely to move markets today, 8th August 2019
Very little scheduled major market moving events to report today.
China – surprise rise in exports and above expectations in July, despite escalating trade tensions with U.S.
EU – economic update due at: 09:00 BST
U.S. initial jobless data due at: 13:30 BST
U.S. bond auction due at: 18:00 BST
Note
U.S. – China trade war continues to set the market agenda with the yuan currency valuation in focus. China’s exports for July 2019 beat expectations.
Items highlighted in red are more likely to move markets, amber and blue less so. What I regard as the ‘main’ scheduled events are listed here.