Key events for next week: US consumer confidence indicator, US and Canadian GDP, US new home sales, Eurozone and Germany consumer price index, China PMI indices

On Monday, at 09:00 GMT Germany will publish the IFO business environment indicator, the IFO current situation assessment indicator, and the IFO economic expectations indicator for February. At 09:30 GMT the UK will report a change in the number of approved mortgage applications for January. At 13:30 GMT Canada will announce a change in wholesale trade for December, and the United States will release an economic activity index from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago for January.

On Tuesday, at 07:00 GMT Germany will report a change in GDP for the 4th quarter. At 11:00 GMT, UK will release a retail sales index according to the Confederation of British Industrialists for February. At 14:00 GMT the United States will present the S & P / Case-Shiller housing price index for December, and at 15:00 GMT - the consumer confidence indicator and Richmond Fed manufacturing index for February.

On Wednesday, at 00:30 GMT Australia will report a change in construction work done for the 4th quarter. At 07:45 GMT France will publish consumer confidence index for February. At 15:00 GMT the United States will announce a change in new home sales for January. At 15:30 GMT, the US will release a report on changes in oil reserves from the Department of Energy. At 21:45 GMT, New Zealand will announce a change in the trade balance for January.

On Thursday, at 00:00 GMT, New Zealand will publish the ANZ business confidence indicator for February. At 00:30 GMT Australia will report a change in the volume of capital expenditures in the private sector for the 4th quarter. At 09:00 GMT, the eurozone will announce a change in the M3 aggregate of the money supply and the volume of lending to the private sector for January. At 10:00 GMT, the eurozone will present an index of consumer confidence, an index of sentiment in the economy, an index of business optimism in industry and an index of sentiment in business circles for February. At 13:30 GMT Canada will report a change in the balance of payments for the 4th quarter. Also at this time, the United States will announce a change in GDP for the 4th quarter, the volume of orders for durable goods for January and the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits. At 15:00 GMT the United States will report a change in the volume of pending home sales for January. At 23:30 GMT Japan will release the consumer price index in the Tokyo region for February and announce the change in unemployment for January. At 23:50 GMT, Japan will announce a change in industrial production and retail sales for January.

Oon Friday, at 00:01 GMT, UK will present an indicator of consumer confidence from GfK for February. At 00:30 GMT Australia will announce a change in lending to the private sector for January. At 05:00 GMT, Japan will report a change in housing starts for January. At 07:30 GMT Switzerland will announce a change in retail sales for January. At 07:45 GMT France will announce a change in consumer spending for January and GDP for the 4th quarter, and will release a consumer price index for February. At 08:00 GMT Switzerland will release the index of leading economic indicators from KOF for February. At 08:55 GMT Germany will report a change in unemployment and the number of unemployed for February. At 10:00 GMT, the eurozone will release consumer price index for February. At 13:00 GMT Germany will release a consumer price index for February. At 13:30 GMT Canada will report a change in GDP for December and present a producer price index for January. Also at 13:30 GMT the United States will publish the basic index of personal consumption expenditures for January and announce a change in personal income and expenses for January. At 14:45 GMT, the United States will present the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for February, and at 15:00 GMT the Reuters / Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for February. At 18:00 GMT, in the US, Baker Hughes will release an oil rig count report.

On Saturday, at 01:00 GMT, China will present the PMI for manufacturing and the non-manufacturing activity index for February.

On Sunday, at 21:30 GMT, Australia will release AiG manufacturing activity index for February. At 23:50 GMT Japan will announce a change in the volume of capital expenditures for the 4th quarter.