Next week is set to be incredibly busy with a heavy flow of data. I’ve outlined what’s coming day by day.

Monday – 30 March

17:30 — Speech by Fed Chair Powell

Tuesday – 31 March
170 — Conference Board (C Consumer Confidence (March)
Forecast: 88.0 | Previous: 91.2

170 — Job Openings and Labour Turnover Survey (JOLTS) (February)
Forecast: 6.900M | Previous: 6.946M

Wednesday – 1 April
15:15 — ADP Non-Farm Employment (March)
Forecast: 42K | Previous: 63K

15:30 — Retail Sales (Monthly) (February)
Forecast: +0.4% | Previous: -0.2%

15:30 — Core Retail Sales (Monthly) (February)
Forecast: 0.3% | Previous: 0.0%

16:45 — Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) (March)
Forecast: 52.4 | Previous: 52.4

170 — ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) (March)
Forecast: 52.3 | Previous: 52.4

Thursday – 2 April

15:30 — Initial Jobless Claims
Forecast: 212K | Previous: 210K

Friday – 3 April

US – Good Friday (public holiday)

15:30 — Average Hourly Earnings (Monthly) (March)
Forecast: 0.3% | Previous: 0.4%

15:30 — Non-Farm Payrolls (March)
Forecast: 56K | Previous: -92K

15:30 — Unemployment Rate (March)
Forecast: 4.4% | Previous: 4.4%

16:45 — Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) (March)
Forecast: 51.1 | Previous: 51.1