1. Monday: ① Data: Eurozone December Industrial Production (MoM). ② Event: Fed Governor Bowman speaks. ③ Holiday: NYSE US stock market closed; Seoul Stock Exchange closed; Toronto Stock Exchange closed.
CME Group's precious metals and US crude oil futures contracts will end early at 03:30 Beijing time on the 17th, while US Treasury and stock index futures contracts will end early at 02:00 Beijing time on the 17th.
Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange closed. Taiwan Stock Exchange closed. Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Hong Kong stock market will trade for half a day, closing randomly between 12:08 and 12:10, with northbound and southbound trading closed.
Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing Stock Exchanges, as well as domestic futures exchanges, will be closed from February 16th to February 23rd. CME Group, ICE, and CBOT agricultural commodity trading will be closed for one day. 2. Tuesday
① Data: Germany's final January CPI month-on-month rate; UK's December three-month ILO unemployment rate, UK's January unemployment rate, UK's January jobless claims; Germany's February ZEW economic sentiment index; Eurozone's February ZEW economic sentiment index; Canada's January CPI month-on-month rate, Canada's December wholesale sales month-on-month rate; US February New York Fed Manufacturing Index, US February NAHB Housing Market Index.
② Events: Reserve Bank of Australia releases minutes of its February monetary policy meeting.
③ Holidays: Seoul Stock Exchange closed; Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange closed; Taiwan Stock Exchange closed; Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed (Hong Kong stocks), northbound and southbound trading closed; Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, Beijing Stock Exchanges, and domestic futures exchanges closed. 3. Wednesday
① Data: New Zealand Reserve Bank interest rate decision (to February 18); UK January CPI (month-on-month), UK January Retail Price Index (month-on-month); France January CPI (final month-on-month); US December Housing Starts (annualized), US December Durable Goods Orders (month-on-month), US December Building Permits, US January Industrial Production (month-on-month), US January Conference Board Leading Economic Index (month-on-month).
② Events: Japan's ruling coalition holds a special session of the Diet, expected to hold a prime ministerial election; Federal Reserve Governor Barr speaks on artificial intelligence and the job market; 2027 FOMC voting member and San Francisco Fed President Daly speaks on artificial intelligence and the economy; Reserve Bank of New Zealand releases interest rate decision and monetary policy statement; Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Brehman holds a monetary policy press conference.
③ Holidays: Seoul Stock Exchange closed; Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange closed; Taiwan Stock Exchange closed; Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed (Hong Kong stocks), northbound and southbound trading closed; Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, Beijing Stock Exchanges, and domestic futures exchanges closed. 4. Thursday: ① Data: US API crude oil inventories for the week ending February 13; Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January; China's share of the SWIFT yuan in global payments for January; Switzerland's trade balance for January; Eurozone's seasonally adjusted current account for December; UK's CBI industrial orders balance for February; US initial jobless claims for the week ending February 14; US trade balance for December; US Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index for February; Eurozone's preliminary consumer confidence index for February; US pending home sales index (MoM) for January; US EIA natural gas inventories for the week ending February 13. ② Events: Federal Reserve releases monetary policy meeting minutes; Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, a 2026 FOMC voting member, speaks. ③ Holidays: Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange closed; Taiwan Stock Exchange closed; Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed, northbound and southbound trading suspended; Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, Beijing Stock Exchanges, and domestic futures exchanges closed. 5. Friday: ① Data: US EIA crude oil inventory data for the week ending February 13; Japan's January core CPI year-on-year rate; Germany's January PPI month-on-month rate; UK's January public sector net borrowing, UK's January seasonally adjusted retail sales month-on-month rate; France, Germany, Eurozone, and UK's February manufacturing PMI preliminary readings; UK's February services PMI preliminary reading; Canada's December retail sales month-on-month rate; US December core PCE price index year-on-year rate; US December personal spending month-on-month rate; US Q4 real GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter rate preliminary reading; US Q4 real personal consumption expenditure quarter-on-quarter rate preliminary reading; US Q4 core PCE price index annualized quarter-on-quarter rate preliminary reading; US December core PCE price index month-on-month rate; US February S&P Global Manufacturing PMI preliminary reading; US February S&P Global Services PMI preliminary reading; US February University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index final reading; US February one-year inflation rate expectation final reading; US December new home sales annualized. ② Events: New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor Brehman speaks; Atlanta Fed President Bostic, a 2027 FOMC voting member, speaks on the economic outlook. ③ Holidays: Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange closed; Taiwan Stock Exchange closed; Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Hong Kong stocks open normally, northbound and southbound trading closed; Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, Beijing Stock Exchanges, and domestic futures exchanges closed. ④ Earnings Report: Berkshire Hathaway.
6. Saturday
① Data: Total number of US oil rigs for the week ending February 20. ② Events: Dallas Fed President Logan, a 2026 FOMC voting member, speaks. ③ Holidays: NYMEX March crude oil futures will complete its final floor trading at 3:30 AM on February 21 due to contract rollover, and its final electronic trading at 6:00 AM.
