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Week commencing 14 April
Chris Beauchamp insight
Markets continue to dust themselves off from the recent tariff volatility, but find themselves thrown into the midst of earnings season in the US, with banks and Netflix reporting this week. Also on the calendar is UK inflation, plus rate decisions from the Bank of Canada and the European Central Bank (ECB).
Economic reports
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- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
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7am – UK employment data: Feb unemployment rate expected to fall to 4.3%, and average earnings to rise by 5.8% from 5.7%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
10am – Germany ZEW index (April): expected to fall to 45 from 51.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – Canada consumer price index (CPI) (March): prices forecast to rise 2.5% from 2.6% year-on-year (YoY), and 0.2% from 1.1% month-on-month (MoM). Markets to watch: CAD crosses
1.45pm – US Empire State index (April): forecast to fall to -22 from -20. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3am – China gross domestic product (GDP) first quarter (Q1): growth expected to fall to 4.7% YoY from 5.4%, and to 0.9% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) from 1.6%. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
7am – UK consumer price index (CPI) (March): prices forecast to rise 3.2% YoY from 2.8%, and 0.4% MoM, in line with last month. Meanwhile, core CPI expected to rise 3.3% YoY from 3.5%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm – US retail sales (March): sales expected to rise 0.1% MoM from 0.2%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.45pm – Bank of Canada rate decision: rates expected to be held at 2.75%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 11 April): stockpiles rose by 2.55 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
1.15pm – ECB rate decision: 25bps cut expected, taking the Deposit Rate to 2.25%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 12 April): Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
Good Friday – US and UK markets closed
12.30am – Japan inflation (March): prices forecast to rise to 4.3% from 3.7% YoY. Core CPI expected to slow to 2.5% from 3%. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
Monday
None
Tuesday
7am – UK employment data: Feb unemployment rate expected to fall to 4.3%, and average earnings to rise by 5.8% from 5.7%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
10am – Germany ZEW index (April): expected to fall to 45 from 51.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – Canada CPI (March): prices forecast to rise 2.5% from 2.6% YoY, and 0.2% from 1.1% MoM. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
1.45pm – US Empire State index (April): forecast to fall to -22 from -20. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Wednesday
3am – China GDP (Q1): growth expected to fall to 4.7% YoY from 5.4%, and to 0.9% QoQ from 1.6%. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
7am – UK CPI (March): prices forecast to rise 3.2% YoY from 2.8%, and 0.4% MoM, in line with last month. Meanwhile, core CPI expected to rise 3.3% YoY from 3.5%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm – US retail sales (March): sales expected to rise 0.1% MoM from 0.2%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.45pm – Bank of Canada rate decision: rates expected to be held at 2.75%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 11 April): stockpiles rose by 2.55 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
1.15pm – ECB rate decision: 25bps cut expected, taking the Deposit Rate to 2.25%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 12 April): Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
Friday
Good Friday – US and UK markets closed
12.30am – Japan inflation (March): prices forecast to rise to 4.3% from 3.7% YoY. Core CPI expected to slow to 2.5% from 3%. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
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FTSE 100: Antofagasta, BAE Systems, Unite, Convatec, Rolls-Royce, London Stock Exchange, Weir, Fresnillo
FTSE 250: Jupiter, Dowlais, Grafton, Travis Perkins, Merchants Trust
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
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* 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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