Summary
- The Fed's July FOMC minutes and China's loan prime rates are due this week.
- Major U.S. data releases scheduled this week include housing starts, building permits, industrial production and the Leading Economic Index.
- There are no major cryptocurrency events scheduled from Aug. 17 through Aug. 21.
Key economic events this week
▶︎Monday, Aug. 17: △South Korean markets closed for the substitute holiday marking Liberation Day △August New York Empire State Manufacturing Index (9:30 p.m. Korea Standard Time) △August NAHB Housing Market Index (11 p.m. Korea Standard Time)
▶︎Tuesday, Aug. 18: △U.S. housing starts for July (9:30 p.m. Korea Standard Time) △U.S. building permits (9:30 p.m. Korea Standard Time) △U.S. industrial production for July (10:15 p.m. Korea Standard Time) △U.S. pending home sales for July (11 p.m. Korea Standard Time)
▶︎Wednesday, Aug. 19: △U.S. crude oil inventories (11:30 p.m. Korea Standard Time) △Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee's July meeting (3 a.m. Korea Standard Time on Aug. 20) △China's August five-year loan prime rate △People's Bank of China loan prime rates
▶︎Thursday, Aug. 20: △August Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index (9:30 p.m. Korea Standard Time) △U.S. weekly initial jobless claims (9:30 p.m. Korea Standard Time) △Conference Board's U.S. Leading Economic Index for July (11 p.m. Korea Standard Time)
▶︎Friday, Aug. 21: △Preliminary August S&P Global U.S. manufacturing and services purchasing managers' indexes (10:45 p.m. Korea Standard Time)
Key cryptocurrency events this week
▶︎Monday, Aug. 17: △No major events
▶︎Tuesday, Aug. 18: △No major events
▶︎Wednesday, Aug. 19: △No major events
▶︎Thursday, Aug. 20: △No major events
▶︎Friday, Aug. 21: △No major events
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