Key events for next week: Japan consumer price index, Australia and UK retail sales, ECB's interest rate decision, eurozone, UK and the United States PMI indices

On Monday, at 10:00 GMT, in Germany, the Bundesbank's monthly report will be released. At 14:00 GMT, the US will publish the NAHB housing market index for July. At 23:30 GMT, Japan will present the consumer price index for June.

On Tuesday, at 01:30 GMT, in Australia, the minutes of the RBA monetary policy meeting will be published. At 06:00 GMT, Switzerland will announce a change in the foreign trade balance for June. Also at 06:00 GMT in Germany, the producer price index for June will be released. At 08:00 GMT, the eurozone will report on the change in the ECB's balance of payments balance for May. At 12:30 GMT, the United States will announce changes in building permits and the housing starts for June. At 23:50 GMT, in Japan, the minutes of the Bank of Japan meeting will be released.

On Wednesday, at 00:30 GMT, Australia will present the index of leading economic indicators from MI for June. At 01:30 GMT, Australia will report on the change in retail trade volume for June. At 06:00 GMT, Britain will announce a change in the net amount of borrowed funds of the public sector for June. At 12:30 GMT, Canada will release the new home price index for June. At 14:30 GMT, the US will report on the change in oil reserves according to the Ministry of Energy.

On Thursday, at 01:30 GMT, Australia will announce a change in the balance of foreign trade for June. At 10:00 GMT, in Britain, the CBI industrial order books balance for July will be released. At 11:45 GMT, in the eurozone, the ECB interest rate decision will be published, and at 12:30 GMT, the ECB press conference will be held. Also at 12:30 GMT, the United States will announce a change in the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits. At 14:00 GMT, the eurozone will present an indicator of consumer confidence for July, and the US will release an index of leading indicators and report on the change in existing home sales for June. At 23:01 GMT, Britain will publish the GfK consumer confidence indicator for July.

On Friday, at 06:00 GMT, Britain will announce a change in the volume of retail trade for June. Then the focus will be on the indices of business activity in the manufacturing sector and the service sector for July: France will report at 07:15 GMT, Germany at 07:30 GMT, the eurozone at 08:00 GMT, and Britain at 08:30 GMT. At 12:30 GMT, Canada will report a change in retail sales for May. At 13:45 GMT, the US will present the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector and the PMI index for the services sector for July. At 17:00 GMT, in the United States, the Baker Hughes report on the number of active oil drilling rigs will be released.