Global Events This Week: February 13 -22, 2022:
This is Fulcrum Macro Advisors’ weekly calendar of key political and economic events we are watching in the coming week. We hope this is helpful. Please let us know if you have any questions.
✦ = Events of particular focus/note
Sunday, February 13:
Political Events -
o EU trade ministers hold informal meetings (Sunday and Monday)
o 55th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Economic Events -
o No reports/events of note
Monday, February 14:
Political Events -
✦ German Chancellor Scholz meets with Ukraine President Zelensky in Kyiv
✦ Russia-Belarus “Union Resolve” military drills in Belarus close to Ukraine’s border continue until February 20th (they began February 10th)
o Brazilian President Bolsonaro meets with Russian President Putin (14th – 17th)
o India’s Punjab, Goa, and Uttrakhand states hold assembly elections.
o Turkish President Erdogan visits Abu Dhabi
o EU trade ministers hold informal meetings
o APEC senior officials hold meeting through February 24th
o EU ministers for work, employment, and social affairs hold informal meetings
Economic Events -
o Japan GDP numbers, industrial production numbers
o China FDI
o Australian Central Bank minutes
o Singapore balance of trade numbers
o South Korea import/export numbers
o India CPI, manufacturing, balance of trade
o ECB President Lagarde speaks
Tuesday, February 15:
Political Events –
✦ German Chancellor Scholtz meets with Russian President Putin in Moscow
o German President Steinmeier meetings with Latvian President Levits in Riga
o Polish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chair Zbigniew Rau scheduled to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow
o Mexico’s legislature finishes its session of debate on controversial electricity sector reform
Economic Events -
o UK December unemployment numbers
o Spain inflation rate figures
o Euro Area balance of trade; Q4 GDP growth rate
o Germany February ZEW survey economic sentiment index
o US New York Empire State Manufacturing Index, PPI numbers
o Argentina inflation rate
o China inflation rate and PPI
o Indonesia imports, exports, trade balance
Wednesday, February 16:
Political Events –
o NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels
o Brazilian and Russian Foreign and Defense Ministers meet in Russia
o Informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for space
o South Africa’s High Court decides on former President Zuma’s appeal to remove lead state prosecutor from his long-standing corruption trial (to be confirmed)
o ASEAN Foreign Minister hold a retreat
Economic Events –
o China January CPI, PPI figures
o ECB non-monetary policy meeting
o UK CPI figures
o South Korea unemployment
o South Africa inflation rate
o EU industrial production figures
o Canada CPI, manufacturing and wholesale sales figures
o US retail sales (ex-autos), import/export prices, manufacturing, and industrial figures; NAHB housing market index, FOMC minutes
o Russia PPI numbers
o Japan balance of trade, machinery orders
o Australia employment figures
o US Federal Reserve releases minutes from January meeting
Thursday, February 17:
Political Events –
o The European Union and African Union host a joint summit in Brussels
o Brazilian President Bolsonaro in Hungary for meetings
Economic Events –
o Turkey’s Central Bank holds monetary policy meeting
o G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meet today and Friday
o Italy balance of trade figures
o US housing starts, building permits, weekly initial jobless claims
o Japan CPI
o Indonesia current account numbers
o ECB publishes Economic Bulletin
o Singapore exports, imports, NODX, trade balance
Friday, February 18:
Political Events –
o Munich Security Conference beings (goes until February 20th)
o. Greek Foreign Minister Dendias meets with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow
Economic Events –
o US January existing home sales, Conference Board leading index
o France unemployment rate
o UK January retail sales
o France inflation rate
o Germany Markit Composite PMI
o China current account
o EU current account, consumer confidence flash
o Italy current account
o Canada retail sales, ADP employment
o Russia full-year GDP 2021
Saturday, February 19:
Political Events –
o No events of note
Economic Events –
o No reports/events of note
Sunday, February 20: