8:29 AM · 2 December 2020

Economic calendar: ADP data in the spotlight

  • European markets seen opening slightly lower

  • Second day of Powell hearings in Congress

  • ADP employment report for November

Futures markets point to a slightly lower opening of today's European session. Economic calendar looks light today but there are some events scheduled that will draw attention. Jerome Powell will head for the second day of congressional hearings. Text of the speech will be the same as yesterday but the Fed Chair may be asked different questions by lawmakers. However, the more important event will be the release of the ADP employment report that will serve as a final hint ahead of the NFP report release on Friday, 1:30 pm GMT). 

10:00 am GMT - Euro area, PPI inflation for October. Expected: -2.4% YoY. Previous: -2.4% YoY

1:15 pm GMT - US, ADP employment report for November. Expected: 410k. Previous: 365k

3:00 pm GMT - Fed Chair Powell testifies in Congress

3:30 pm GMT - DOE report on oil inventories

  • Oil inventories. Expected: -2.2 mb

  • Distillate inventories. Expected: +0.3 mb

  • Gasoline inventories. Expected: +2.6 mb

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  • 2:00 pm GMT - Fed Quarles

  • 2:00 pm GMT - ECB Chief Economist Lane

  • 2:00 pm GMT - Fed Williams

  • 3:00 pm GMT - Fed Harker

  • 6:00 pm GMT - Fed Williams

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