Monday

None

Tuesday

1.30 am – Australia Westpac consumer confidence (April): index to rise to 84.8. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

6 am – Japan consumer confidence (March): index forecast to rise to 40 from 39.1. Markets to watch: JPY crosses

Wednesday

1.30 pm – US CPI (March): price growth is expected to be 3.4% YoY and 0.3% MoM, from 3.2% and 0.4% respectively. Core CPI growth to be 0.3% MoM from 0.4%, and 3.7% YoY from 3.8%. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses

2.45 pm – Bank of Canada rate decision: rates expected to be held at 5%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses

3.30 pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 5 April): stockpiles rose by 3.2 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI

7 pm – FOMC minutes: these will look at the latest Fed decision, at which the committee continued to expect three rate cuts in 2024. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Thursday

2.30 am – China CPI (March): prices to rise 1.2% YoY and 0.5% MoM, from 0.7% and 1% respectively. Markets to watch: CNH crosses

1.15 pm – ECB rate decision: rates expected to be held at 4.5% once more. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses

1.30 pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 6 April), PPI (March): claims to fall to 218K from 221K. PPI to rise 0.4% MoM, down from 0.6%. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses

Friday

4 am – China trade data (March): exports to grow 6% in March and imports to rise 2%. Markets to watch: CNH crosses

7 am – UK GDP (February): monthly rate to slow to 0.3% and three-month average to rebound to 0.1% from -0.1%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses

3 pm – US Michigan consumer confidence survey (April, preliminary): index forecast to rise to 79.5 from 79.4. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Company announcements

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