Tuesday 21 January
07:00 Eurogroup Meeting
Eurogroup meetings are attended by the Eurogroup President, the finance minister of each Member State of the euro area, the Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs and the President of the European Central Bank.
10:00 ZEW Survey – Economic Sentiment (Jan)
The Economic Sentiment published by the Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung measures institutional investor sentiment, reflecting the difference between the share of investors that are optimistic and the share of analysts that are pessimistic.
Wednesday 22 January
15:15 ECB’s President Lagarde speech
As part of her job in the Governing Council, Lagarde holds press conferences in detailing how the ECB observes the current and future state of the European economy. Her comments may positively or negatively the Euro’s trend in the short term.
Thursday 23 January
15:00 Consumer Confidence (Jan) (Preliminary release)
The Consumer Confidence index released by the European Commission is a leading index that measures the level of consumer confidence in economic activity.
Friday 24 January
09:00 HCOB Composite PMI (Jan) (Preliminary release)
The Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), released every month by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging private-business activity in the Eurozone for both the manufacturing and services sectors.
09:00 HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Jan) (Preliminary release)
The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), released every month by by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging business activity in the Eurozone manufacturing sector.
09:00 HCOB Services PMI (Jan) (Preliminary release)
The Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), released every month by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging business activity in the Eurozone services sector.
10:00 ECB’s President Lagarde speech
As part of her job in the ECB Governing Council, Ms Lagarde holds press conferences in detailing how the ECB observes the current and future state of the European economy.
11:00 ECB’s Cipollone speech
Piero Cipollone was appointed member of the European Central Bank’s executive board on 1 November 2023. The ECB executive board is responsible for implementation of euro area monetary policy, as laid down by the ECB governing council.
