Schedule for today, Friday, May 8’2015:

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

01:00 China Trade Balance, bln April 3.08 39.45

01:30 Australia RBA Monetary Policy Statement

05:45 Switzerland Unemployment Rate (non s.a.) April 3.4% 3.3%

06:00 France Bank holiday

06:00 Germany Current Account March 16.6

06:00 Germany Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) March 0.2% 0.4%

06:00 Germany Industrial Production (YoY) March -0.3%

06:00 Germany Trade Balance March 19.2 19.7

07:00 United Kingdom Halifax house price index 3m Y/Y April 8.1% 7.8%

07:00 United Kingdom Halifax house price index April 0.4% 0.4%

07:15 Switzerland Consumer Price Index (MoM) April 0.3% 0.1%

07:15 Switzerland Consumer Price Index (YoY) April -0.9% -0.9%

08:30 United Kingdom Total Trade Balance March -2.859 -2.95

08:30 United Kingdom Trade in goods March -10.3

12:15 Canada Housing Starts April 189.7 182

12:30 Canada Employment April 28.7 -5

12:30 Canada Unemployment rate April 6.8% 6.9%

12:30 U.S. Average hourly earnings April 0.3% 0.2%

12:30 U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls April 126 224

12:30 U.S. Unemployment Rate April 5.5% 5.4%

14:00 U.S. Wholesale Inventories March 0.3% 0.3%