Monday

1.45am – China Caixin services PMI (November): index to fall to 47. Markets to watch: China indices, CNH crosses

3pm – US ISM non-mfg PMI (November): index to fall to 53.9. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Tuesday

3.30am – RBA rate decision: rates to rise to 3.25% from 2.85%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

1.30pm – US trade balance (October): exports to drop slightly, to $257 billion. Markets to watch: USD crosses

3pm – Canada Ivey PMI (November): expected to fall to 49. Markets to watch: CAD crosses

Wednesday

12.30am – Australia GDP (Q3): QoQ rate to rise to 1.1% from 0.9%, and YoY to bounce back to 6.5% from 3.9%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

3am – China trade balance (November): exports to fall 0.5%. Markets to watch: CNH crosses

3pm – Bank of Canada decision: rates to rise 25bps to 4%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses

3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 2 December): stockpiles fell by 12..6 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI

Thursday

1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 3 December): claims rose to 225K in the preceding week. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Friday

1.30am – China CPI & PPI (November): CPI to be 0.2% MoM and 2.1% YoY, from 0.1% and 2.1% respectively. PPI to fall 1.6% YoY, compared to 1.3% in October. Markets to watch: CNH crosses

1.30pm – US PPI (November): prices to rise 0.3% MoM from 0.2%. Markets to watch: USD crosses

3pm – US Michigan consumer sentiment (December, preliminary): previous figure 56.8. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Company announcements

	Monday 5 December	Tuesday 6 December	Wednesday 7 December	Thursday 8 December	Friday 9 December
Full-year earnings			Mitchells & Butlers
Half/ Quarterly earnings		Ashtead, Ferguson	Moonpig	Frasers, DS Smith, Oracle, Broadcom, Costco	Berkeley Group
Trading update		British American Tobacco		Balfour Beatty