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Week commencing 16 May
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Chris Beauchamp’s insight
UK data dominates the week, including employment and inflation figures, along with Australian employment and Japanese GDP numbers. It is a quieter week overall, although full-year earnings from Vodafone and Royal Mail will be worth watching.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
1.30pm – US Empire state mfg index (May): index to fall to 15.5. Markets to watch: USD crosses
7am – UK employment data (March): unemployment rate to hold at 3.8%, and average earnings to rise 5.7%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
10am – eurozone employment, GDP (Q1): employment to rise 2.6% YoY and GDP to grow 5% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US retail sales (April): sales to rise 0.7% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
12.50am – Japan GDP (Q1, preliminary): economy to contract 0.4% QoQ and 1.8% YoY. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
7am – UK CPI (April): prices to rise 8.9% YoY and 2.5% MoM. Core CPI to rise 6.5% YoY. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm – Canada CPI (April): prices to rise 6.8% YoY. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 13 May): stockpiles rose by 8.4 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
2.30am – Australia employment data (April): rate to hold at 4%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 14 May), Philadelphia Fed index (May): claims to fall to 203K Philly Fed index to fall to 17.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (April): sales to rise 2% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
12.30am – Japan CPI (April): prices to rise 1.3% YoY. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
7am – UK retail sales (April): sales to rise 0.2% MoM but fall 1.4% YoY. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
Monday
1.30pm – US Empire state mfg index (May): index to fall to 15.5. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Tuesday
7am – UK employment data (March): unemployment rate to hold at 3.8%, and average earnings to rise 5.7%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
10am – eurozone employment, GDP (Q1): employment to rise 2.6% YoY and GDP to grow 5% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US retail sales (April): sales to rise 0.7% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Wednesday
12.50am – Japan GDP (Q1, preliminary): economy to contract 0.4% QoQ and 1.8% YoY. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
7am – UK CPI (April): prices to rise 8.9% YoY and 2.5% MoM. Core CPI to rise 6.5% YoY. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm – Canada CPI (April): prices to rise 6.8% YoY. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 13 May): stockpiles rose by 8.4 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
2.30am – Australia employment data (April): rate to hold at 4%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 14 May), Philadelphia Fed index (May): claims to fall to 203K Philly Fed index to fall to 17.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (April): sales to rise 2% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
12.30am – Japan CPI (April): prices to rise 1.3% YoY. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
7am – UK retail sales (April): sales to rise 0.2% MoM but fall 1.4% YoY. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
Company announcements
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Dividends
Upcoming
FTSE 100: Bunzl, Kingfisher, Pershing Square, Tesco, GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever, Shell
FTSE 250: Murray Income Trust, Spectris, PageGroup, Centamin, FDM Group, Bellway, Virgin Money, Witan Investment Trust, Hipgnosis Songs Fund
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 16 May |
Tuesday 17 May |
Wednesday 18 May |
Thursday 19 May |
Friday 20 May |
Monday 23 May |
| FTSE 100 | 15.59 | |||||
| Australia 200 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | |||
| Wall Street | 13.4 | 13.0 | 7.4 | |||
| US 500 | 0.22 | 0.94 | 0.42 | 0.07 | 0.47 | 0.08 |
| Nasdaq | 3.03 | 1.58 | 0.10 | |||
| Netherlands 25 | 0.10 | 2.28 | 0.4 | |||
| EU Stocks 50 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 8.9 | |||
| China H-Shares | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | |||
| Singapore Blue Chip | 0.07 | |||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 40.1 | |
| South Africa 40 | ||||||
| Japan 225 |
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