Stocks and commodities are increasingly impacted by macro and geo-political events.
We drew on Alastair Newton's latest calendar of political events to pick the important ones to watch for the rest of the year.
United States
- August 27 - Republican party convention in Tampa Bay
- August 31 - Jackson Hole central bankers meeting
- September 3 - Democratic party convention in Charlotte
- October 3 - First presidential debate in Denver
- October 11 - Vice presidential debate in Danville, Kentucky
- October 16 - Second presidential debate in Hempstead, New York
- October 22 - Third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida
- November 6 - Presidential / congressional / gubernatorial elections
Europe
- September 3 - Eurozone finance ministers
- September 12 - Constitutional court ruling on ESM / fiscal compact
- September 12 - Parliamentary elections in the Netherlands
- September 14-15 - Eurozone finance ministers / Ecofin in Cyprus
- September 22 - Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel meeting
- October 4 - European Central Bank governing council meeting
- October 8-9 - Eurogroup / Ecofin meetings
- October 18-19 - European Council meeting
- October 19-20 - Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) party convention in Germany
- November 8 - ECB governing council
- November 12-13 - Eurogroup / Ecofin meetings
- December 3-4 - Eurogroup / Ecofin meetings
- December 3-5 - Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party congress in Germany
- December 13-14 - European Council meeting
Rest of the World
- September 9 - Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong
- October 7 - Presidential election in Venezuela
- October 12-14 - Annual IMF meetings in Tokyo
- October - Chinese communist party 18th congress
- November 4-5 - Meeting of G20 finance ministers Mexico
- December 19 - Presidential election in South Korea
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