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Week commencing 6 May
Chris Beauchamp's insight
A quieter week lies ahead, with many of the biggest names of US earnings season now behind us. But UK oil giant BP will release its first quarter figures, while the Australian and UK central banks are both expected to leave rates unchanged at their meetings this week.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
None
UK bank holiday – UK markets closed
5.30am – RBA rate decision: rates expected to be left unchanged at 4.35%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
9.30am – UK construction PMI (April): expected to rise to 50.3. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
3pm – Canada Ivey PMI (April): index forecast to fall to 56.8 from 57.5. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 3 May): preceding week saw stockpiles rise by 7.3 million barrels. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
4am – China trade data (April): exports forecast to fall 2% YoY, up from a 7.5% drop in March. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
12pm – Bank of England rate decision: rates expected to remain at 5.25%, with eight of nine MPC members expected to vote to hold rates unchanged, and one to vote to cut rates. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 4 May). Markets to watch: USD crosses
7am – UK GDP (Q1, preliminary): growth expected to be 0.2% QoQ from -0.3% in Q4, and 0.5% YoY from -0.2% a year ago. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm – Canada employment data (April): unemployment rate to hold at 6.1%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3pm – US Michigan consumer confidence (May, preliminary): index forecast to rise to 78 from 77.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Monday
None UK bank holiday – UK markets closed.
Tuesday
5.30am – RBA rate decision: rates expected to be left unchanged at 4.35%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
9.30am – UK construction PMI (April): expected to rise to 50.3. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
3pm – Canada Ivey PMI (April): index forecast to fall to 56.8 from 57.5. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
Wednesday
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 3 May): preceding week saw stockpiles rise by 7.3 million barrels. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
4am – China trade data (April): exports forecast to fall 2% YoY, up from a 7.5% drop in March. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
12pm – Bank of England rate decision: rates expected to remain at 5.25%, with eight of nine MPC members expected to vote to hold rates unchanged, and one to vote to cut rates. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 4 May). Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
7am – UK GDP (Q1, preliminary): growth expected to be 0.2% QoQ from -0.3% in Q4, and 0.5% YoY from -0.2% a year ago. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm – Canada employment data (April): unemployment rate to hold at 6.1%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3pm – US Michigan consumer confidence (May, preliminary): index forecast to rise to 78 from 77.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Company announcements
|
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Full-year earnings |
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Half/ Quarterly earnings |
BP, Disney |
Ab-InBev, Airbnb |
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Trading update* |
Direct Line | JDWetherspoon | ITV, Rathbones, John Wood Group |
IAG |
Dividends
FTSE 250: Sthree, Clarkson, Bellevue Healthcare, Ibstock, Lancashire Holding, Petershill Partners, AG Barr
Dividends are applied after the close of the previous day’s session for each market. So, for example, the FTSE 100 goes ex-dividend on a Thursday, but the adjustment is applied at the close of the previous day, e.g. Wednesday. The table below shows the days in which the adjustment is applied, not the ex-dividend days.
Index adjustments
|
Monday 6 May |
Tuesday 7 May |
Wednesday 8 May |
Thursday 9 May |
Friday 10 May |
Monday 13 May |
| FTSE 100 | 19.59 | |||||
| Australia 200 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 8.5 | 12.9 | ||
| Wall Street | 12.3 | 1.6 | ||||
| US 500 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 1.08 | 0.84 | 0.08 | 0.84 |
| Nasdaq | 1.56 | 1.69 | 2.48 | 1.11 | ||
| Netherlands 25 | 1.28 | 0.34 | ||||
| EU Stocks 50 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 6.1 | |||
| China H-Shares | 1.4 | |||||
| Singapore Blue Chip | 0.08 | 1.39 | 1.05 | |||
| Hong Kong HS50 | 1.7 | 54.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | ||
| South Africa 40 | 54.0 | |||||
| Italy 40 | ||||||
| Japan 225 |
* Please note these can change without notice
1 Dividend adjustments due to be posted on a bank holiday will usually be posted on the previous working day
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