Subject: Econ Forecast for April 12-17, 2026
Econ Forecast for April 12-17, 2026
April 12th, 2026 at 1:02 pm EDTHi Folks. As I am writing this, we are in the beginning, I guess, of Day Three of the US/Iran ceasefire. Whether (or how long) this current status lasts is anyone's guess, but so far the cessation of hostilities between the US and Iran (no such agr ...
Econ Forecast for April 5-10, 2026
April 5th, 2026 at 8:19 am EDTHi Folks. Here is this week's forecast. SUNDAY: Aside from noting a meaningless OPEC meeting listed as All Day, the rest of the calendar simply notes that Australia and New Zealand are taking the day off for Easter Monday. So no news is good news, ...
Econ Forecast for March 29-April 3, 2026
March 29th, 2026 at 11:04 am EDTHi Folks. Here is this week's forecast. SUNDAY: Only one entry for the session and that is the Bank of Japan's Summary of Opinions from their last interest rate meeting a few days back. A report, not a number, so it's an easy Pass. MONDAY: Asia ...
Econ Forecast for March 22-27, 2026
March 22nd, 2026 at 2:54 pm EDTHi Folks. Welcome to this week's edition of the Forecast. It looks like a quiet week ahead, news-wise, so once again it's all about technical indicators and War news out of Iran, only one of which we maintain any semblance of control over (and if y ...
Econ Forecast for March 15-20, 2026
March 15th, 2026 at 10:44 am EDTHi Folks. An actually interesting week from an economics standpoint as pretty much every major economy we follow (AUD, Swiss, Euro, GB, US, Japan, Canada) holds central bank meetings regarding their individual interest rates, and while most are exp ...
Econ Forecast for March 8-13, 2026
March 8th, 2026 at 9:35 am EDTHi Folks. By the time you read this, the US and Canada will have made the switch from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time. What this means for the rest of the trading world is that if you trade the US-based charts (Indices, Gold, Oil, USD-linked ...
Econ Forecast for March 1-6, 2026
March 1st, 2026 at 10:48 am EDTHi Folks. Welcome to another edition of the Econ Forecast. While the lineup of reports this week isn't all that impressive (aside from Friday's NFP) this does mark the beginning of one of the longest stretches of the year without much Holiday int ...
Econ Forecast for Feb. 22-27, 2026
February 22nd, 2026 at 10:05 am EDTHi Folks. Here is this week's forecast, and I can promise in advance it's going to be briefer than most. Not a whole lot to work with this week. SUNDAY: Nothing. Okay, there is one New Zealand number dropping at 9:00 p.m. (Credit Card Spending ...
Econ Forecast for Feb. 15-20, 2026
February 15th, 2026 at 12:34 pm EDTHi Folks. Here is this week's forecast: SUNDAY: A very typical lineup for Sunday night, which means there is little to nothing worth looking at. The 6:50 Preliminary Japanese GDP q/q numbers have generated 6, 13 and 9 pips over the last 3 reports, ...
Econ Forecast for Feb. 8-13, 2026
February 8th, 2026 at 1:50 pm EDTHi Folks. In the early 70's Hollywood produced a movie called Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came which actually had a fairly impressive list of names involved. I never saw it and likely never will. I only bring it up because last week begged t ...