Market Review 05 May 2020

by Constantinos Loizou

  • In today’s economic calendar we can expect to see some volatility in the CAD and USD.
  • At 12:30 (GMT), the Statistics office of Canada will announce their International Merchandise Trade figure for the previous month.
  • That figure indicates the difference in the value of the Canadian imports and exports of goods.
  • The result is forecasted in a decrease to -2B, considering that last month was at -0.98B.
  • At 12:30 (GMT), the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States, will release their trade Balance figure for the previous month.
  • That figure indicates the balance between exports and imports of total goods and services.
  • The result is expected in a decrease to -44B, considering that last month was at -39.9B.
  • At 14:00 (GMT), the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) of the US will release their Non-Manufacturing PMI*.
  • That outcome figure has a big influence on the Gross Domestic Product of the country.
  • The result is forecasted in a decrease to 32, considering that last month was at 52.5.

 

*The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is a measure of the prevailing trends of economic element in manufacturing. The PMI is based on a monthly survey of supply chain managers across 19 industries, covering both upstream and downstream activity.