Schedule for today, Friday, Aug 1’2014:

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

01:00 China Manufacturing PMI July 51.0 51.4

01:30 Australia Producer price index, q / q Quarter II +0.9% +0.7%

01:30 Australia Producer price index, y/y Quarter II +2.5%

01:45 China HSBC Manufacturing PMI July 52.0 52.0

03:30 Japan BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda Speaks

06:00 Switzerland Bank holiday

06:30 Australia Commodity Prices, Y/Y July -9.6%

07:48 France Manufacturing PMI July 47.6 47.6

07:53 Germany Manufacturing PMI July 52.9 52.9

07:58 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI July 51.9 51.9

08:30 United Kingdom Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing July 57.5 57.2

12:30 U.S. Average workweek July 34.5

12:30 U.S. Average hourly earnings July +0.2% +0.2%

12:30 U.S. Personal Income, m/m June +0.4% +0.4%

12:30 U.S. Personal spending June +0.2% +0.5%

12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, m/m June +0.2% +0.2%

12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, Y/Y June +1.5%

12:30 U.S. Unemployment Rate July 6.1% 6.1%

12:30 U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls July 288 230

13:45 U.S. Manufacturing PMI July 56.3 56.3

13:55 U.S. Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index July 81.3 81.5

14:00 U.S. Construction Spending, m/m June +0.1% +0.4%

14:00 U.S. ISM Manufacturing July 55.3 56.1

17:00 U.S. Total Vehicle Sales, mln July 17.0 16.8