Critical Events This Week (August 11-16, 2025),
🔥HIGHEST PRIORITY EVENTS,
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🗓️Tuesday, August 12:
📊US CPI (Core & Headline) - 8:30 AM ET
- Forecast: 2.8% YoY vs 2.7% prior,
- CRITICAL for Fed policy expectations and market direction
🏦RBA Interest Rate Decision (Australia) - Evening ET
- Potential rate cut expected - will impact AUD pairs,
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🗓️Thursday, August 14:
📈US PPI Data - 8:30 AM ET
- Forecast: 0.2% MoM vs 0.0% prior,
- Secondary inflation gauge after Tuesday's CPI,
📊US Initial Jobless Claims - 8:30 AM ET,
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🗓️Friday, August 15:
🛍️US Retail Sales - 8:30 AM ET
- Forecast: 0.5% MoM vs 0.6% prior,
- Key consumer spending indicator,
📊University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment - 10:00 AM ET
- Forecast: 62.1 vs 61.7 prior