Schedule for today, Wednesday, March 19’2014:

(time / country / index / period / previous value / forecast)

04:30 Japan All Industry Activity Index, m/m January -0.1% +1.3%     

05:00 Japan BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda Speaks                 

09:30 United Kingdom Average earnings ex bonuses, 3 m/y January +1.0% +1.2%     

09:30 United Kingdom Average Earnings, 3m/y January +1.1% +1.3%     

09:30 United Kingdom Bank of England Minutes                 

09:30 United Kingdom Claimant count February -27.6 -23.3     

09:30 United Kingdom Claimant Count Rate February 3.6% 3.5%     

09:30 United Kingdom ILO Unemployment Rate January 7.2% 7.2%     

10:00 Eurozone Construction Output, m/m January +0.9% +1.8%     

10:00 Eurozone Construction Output, y/y January -0.2%         

10:00 Switzerland Credit Suisse ZEW Survey (Expectations) March 28.7 25.0     

12:30 United Kingdom Chancellor Osborne Speaks                 

12:30 United Kingdom Annual Budget Release 2014             

12:30 Canada Wholesale Sales, m/m January -1.4% +1.2%     

12:30 U.S. Current account, bln Quarter IV -94.87 -88.0     

14:30 U.S. Crude Oil Inventories March +6.2         

17:00 Switzerland SNB Chairman Jordan Speaks                 

18:00 U.S. Fed Interest Rate Decision 0.25% 0.25%     

18:00 U.S. FOMC QE Decision 65 55     

18:00 U.S. FOMC Economic Projections                 

18:00 U.S. FOMC Statement                 

18:30 U.S. Federal Reserve Press Conference                 

21:45 New Zealand GDP q/q Quarter IV +1.4% +1.0%     

21:45 New Zealand GDP y/y Quarter IV +3.5% +3.1%