Outlook on key data and major events on August 18

On August 18, key data that investors need to pay attention to: UK August Gfk Consumer Confidence Index, Japan July National CPI Annual Rate, Japan July National Core CPI Annual Rate, Japan July National Core-Core CPI Annual Rate, UK July Quarterly Adjusted Retail Sales Monthly Rate, UK July Quarterly Adjusted Core Retail Sales Monthly Rate, Eurozone July Core Adjusted CPI Annual Rate - Unquarterly Adjusted Final Value, Eurozone July Adjusted CPI Annual Rate - Unquarterly Adjusted Final Value. Major events to pay attention to include a speech by European Central Bank Chief Economist Lien.

On August 18, key data that investors need to pay attention to: UK August Gfk Consumer Confidence Index, Japan July National CPI Annual Rate, Japan July National Core CPI Annual Rate, Japan July National Core-Core CPI Annual Rate, UK July Quarterly Adjusted Retail Sales Monthly Rate, UK July Quarterly Adjusted Core Retail Sales Monthly Rate, Eurozone July Core Adjusted CPI Annual Rate - Unquarterly Adjusted Final Value, Eurozone July Adjusted CPI Annual Rate - Unquarterly Adjusted Final Value. Major events to pay attention to include a speech by European Central Bank Chief Economist Lien.07:01 UK August Gfk Consumer Confidence Index, previous value -30, expected value -29, announced value: to be released

07:30 Japan July national CPI annual rate (%), previous value 3.3, expected value 3.3, announced value: to be released

07:30 Japan's July national core CPI annual rate (%), previous value 3.3, expected value 3.1, announced value: to be released

07:30 Japan July National Core-Core CPI Annual Rate (%), previous value 4.2, expected value --, announced value: to be released

07:30 Japan July national CPI monthly rate (%), previous value 0.1, expected value --, announced value: to be released

07:30 Japan's July CPI annual rate excluding food and energy (%), previous value 2.6, expected value --, announced value: to be released

07:30 Japan July National Core-Core CPI Monthly Rate (%), previous value -0.2, expected value --, announced value: to be released

07:30 Japan July unseasonally adjusted CPI reading, previous value 105.2, expected value --, announced value: to be released

07:30 Japan's July CPI reading excluding fresh food, previous value 105, expected value --, announced value: to be released

07:30 Japan's July seasonally adjusted CPI reading excluding food and energy, previous value 104.4, expected value --, announced value: to be released

11:00 China's July LNG imports - clean energy (10,000 tons), previous value 596, expected value -, announced value: to be released

11:00 China's July Pipeline Natural Gas Imports - Clean Energy (10,000 tons), previous value 443, expected value --, announced value: to be released

11:00 China's July diesel exports - energy (10,000 tons), previous value 29, expected value -, announced value: to be released

12:00 Malaysia's Q2 Current Account Balance - Local Currency MYR (MYR 100 million), previous value 43, expected value --, announced value: to be released

12:00 Malaysia's second quarter net portfolio inflow - local currency MYR (100 million ringgit), previous value -333, expected value -, announced value: to be released

12:00 Malaysia's second quarter GDP annualized rate (%), previous value 5.6, expected value 3.3, announced value: to be released

12:00 Malaysia's July trade balance - local currency MYR (100 million ringgit), previous value 258, expected value 211, announced value: to be released

12:00 Malaysia July Export Annual Rate (%), previous value -14.1, expected value --, announced value: to be released

12:00 Malaysia's July import annual rate (%), previous value -18.9, expected value --, announced value: to be released

14:00 UK July Quarterly Adjusted Retail Sales Monthly Rate (%), previous value 0.7, expected value -0.5, announced value: to be released

14:00 UK July quarter-adjusted core retail sales monthly rate (%), previous value 0.8, expected value -0.7, announced value: to be released

14:00 UK July Quarterly Adjusted Core Retail Sales Annual Rate (%), previous value -0.9, expected value -2.2, announced value: to be released

14:00 UK July Quarterly Adjusted Retail Sales Annual Rate (%), previous value -1, expected value -2.1, announced value: to be released

14:30 Switzerland's second-quarter industrial output annualized (%), previous value 3.4, expected value --, announced value: to be released

15:00 China August 18 daily warehouse receipt changes - gold (kg), previous value, need to add previous value, expected value --, announced value: to be released

15:00 China August 18 daily warehouse receipt change - silver (kg), previous value, need to add previous value, expected value --, announced value: to be released

15:20 China's national installed power generation capacity in July - year-to-date (billion kWh), previous value 27.08, expected value --, announced value: to be released

15:20 China's July national installed power generation capacity annual rate - year-to-date (%), previous value 10.8, expected value -, announced value: to be released

16:30 Taiwan's second-quarter GDP annual rate revision (%), previous value 1.45, expected value 1.49, announced value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone June construction industry output monthly rate (%), previous value 0.2, expected value --, announced value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone June construction output annual rate (%), previous value 0.2, expected value --, published value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July harmonized monthly CPI final value (%), previous value 0.3, expected value -0.1, announced value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July Adjusted CPI Annual Rate - Unseasonally Adjusted Final Value (%), previous value 5.3, expected value 5.3, announced value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July core harmonized CPI monthly rate final value (%), previous value 0, expected value 0, announced value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July core harmonized CPI annual rate - unseasonally adjusted final value (%), previous value 6.6, expected value 6.6, announced value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July Harmonized CPI after tobacco final value (%), previous value 0.2, expected value --, published value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July Harmonized CPI after tobacco final value (%), previous value 5.5, expected value --, announced value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July after deducting food, energy, tobacco and alcohol, the final monthly rate of CPI (%), the previous value is -0.1, the expected value is -0.1, the announced value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July after deducting food, energy, tobacco and alcohol, the final annual rate of CPI (%), the previous value was 5.5, the expected value was 5.5, and the announced value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July tobacco-free harmonized CPI reading, previous value 123.11, expected value --, published value: to be released

17:00 Eurozone July tobacco-free CPI reading, previous value 123.11, expected value --, published value: to be released

19:30 India's foreign exchange reserves for the week ended August 7 (US $100 million), previous value 6038.7, expected value --, announced value: to be released

20:00 Mexico June retail sales annual rate (%), previous value 2.6, expected value 2.9, announced value: to be released

20:00 Mexico June retail sales monthly rate (%), previous value -0.5, expected value 0.9, announced value: to be released

20:30 Canada July Industrial Price Index Monthly Rate (%), previous value -0.6, expected value 0.1, announced value: to be released

20:30 Canada July Raw Material Price Index Monthly Rate (%), previous value -1.5, expected value --, announced value: to be released

20:30 Canada July Raw Material Price Index Annual Rate (%), previous value -19.7, expected value --, announced value: to be released

20:30 Canada July Industrial Price Index Annual Rate (%), previous value -5.5, expected value --, announced value: to be released