The Week Ahead On The Markets
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The Week Ahead
Read about upcoming market-moving events and plan your trading week
Week commencing 15 April
Chris Beauchamp's insight
Earnings season is now underway, and key names this week include Goldman Sachs and Netflix, the latter likely to command all the attention thanks to its huge price gains in recent months. UK economic data appears throughout the week, including employment reports and monthly inflation data, the latter particularly important as markets debate when the Bank of England (BoE) will cut rates. China’s Q1 Gross domestic product (GDP) and the monthly German ZEW index will also be worth watching.
Economic reports
- Weekly View
Monday
1.30 pm – US retail sales (March), NY Empire state manufacturing index (April): sales expected to rise 0.3% MoM, and Empire state index to rebound to -10. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Tuesday
3 am – China GDP (Q1): growth rate expected to slow to 5% from 5.2%. Markets to watch: China indices, CNH crosses
7 am – UK employment data (February): the unemployment rate is forecast to rise to 4% from 3.9%, and average earnings to rise 5.8% in February from 5.6% in January. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
10 am – German ZEW economic sentiment index (April): index expected to rise to 32 from 31.7. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30 pm – Canada CPI (March): prices forecast to rise 2.7% YoY and 0.3% MoM, from 2.8% and 0.3% respectively. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
Wednesday
7 am – UK CPI (March): prices forecast to rise 3.1% YoY from 3.4%, and 0.5% from 0.6% MoM. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
3.30 pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 12 April): stockpiles rose by 5.8 million barrels in the preceding year. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
2.30 am – Australia employment data (March): The unemployment rate is expected to rise to 4% from 3.7%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 13 April): claims to rise to 212K. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3 pm – US existing home sales (March): sales expected to fall 2.2% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
12.30 am – Japan CPI (March): prices forecast to rise 2.8% YoY, in line with last month. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
7 am – UK retail sales (March): sales forecast to rise 0.2% MoM. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
Company announcements
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Full-year earnings |
Saga | ||||
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Half/ Quarterly earnings |
Goldman Sachs |
LVMH, Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth |
ASML, Alcoa |
Netflix | Procter & Gamble |
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Trading update* |
PageGroup | Moneysupermarket.com |
Entain, Hays |
Rentokil, easyJet, Dunelm, Foxtons |
Dividends
FTSE 100: Antofagasta, BAE Systems, Unite, Croda, London Stock Exchange, Weir, Fresnillo
FTSE 250: Jupiter, Drax, Vesuvius, Serco, Rotork, Quilter, Rathbones, Kier, Bridgepoint, Dowlais, 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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Monday 15 April |
Tuesday 16 April |
Wednesday 17 April |
Thursday 18 April |
Friday 19 April |
Monday 22 April |
| FTSE 100 | 4.92 | |||||
| Australia 200 | 0.3 | |||||
| Wall Street | 6.6 | 8.5 | ||||
| US 500 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.18 | |||
| Nasdaq | 0.02 | |||||
| Netherlands 25 | 0.38 | |||||
| EU Stocks 50 | 2.3 | 10.1 | 5.6 | |||
| China H-Shares | ||||||
| Singapore Blue Chip | ||||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | ||||||
| South Africa 40 | 203.6 | |||||
| Italy 40 | ||||||
| Japan 225 |
* Please note these can change without notice
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