Key events for next week: Australia retail sales, Britain, United States and Canada GDP, United States new home sales, United States durable goods orders, Japan unemployment rate

On Monday, at 02:00 GMT, New Zealand will announce a change in credit card spending for November. At 11:00 GMT, Britain will release the retail sales index according to the Confederation of British Industrialists for December. At 15:00 GMT, the eurozone will publish a consumer confidence indicator for December.

On Tuesday, at 00:30 GMT, Australia will report a change in retail trade volume for November. At 07:00 GMT, Britain will announce changes in Gdp, balance of payments and commercial investment for the 3rd quarter, as well as net public sector debt for November. In addition, at 07:00 GMT, Germany will publish the Gfk consumer climate index for January. At 13:30 GMT, the US will announce the change in Gdp for the 3rd quarter and release the price index for the 3rd quarter. At 15:00 GMT, the US will report changes in the existing home sales for November and release the Fed-Richmond manufacturing index for December. At 23:50 GMT, in Japan, the Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting minutes will be released.

On Wednesday, at 09:00 GMT, Switzerland will present an index of expectations of Swiss investors, according to data from ZEW and Credit Suisse for December. At 13:30 GMT, Canada will announce the change in GDP for October. Also at 13:30 GMT, the US will report changes in personal income and expenses for November. At 14:00 GMT in Switzerland, the SNB quarterly inflation report will be released. Also at 14:00 GMT, the US will present the housing price index for October. At 15:00 GMT, the United States will announce a change in new home sales for November and publish the consumer sentiment index from the University of Michigan for December. At 15:30 GMT, the US will announce changes in oil reserves according to the Ministry of Energy. At 18:00 GMT, the US will present the Baker Hughes report on the number of active oil drilling rigs.

On Thursday, at 13:30 GMT, Canada will announce the change in construction permits for November. Also at 13: 30 GMT, the US will announce changes in the volume of orders for durable goods for November and the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits. At 23:30 GMT, Japan will release the Tokyo consumer price index for December and announce a change in the unemployment rate for November. At 23:50 GMT, Japan will report a change in retail sales for November.

On Friday at 05:00 GMT, Japan will announce a change in the housing starts for November.