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Week commencing 7 July

Chris Beauchamp insight

US markets return after their long weekend, but the calendar remains relatively sparse on both the corporate and economic fronts. An Australian rate decision and Chinese inflation are the main economic events, while UK oil giant Shell reports Q1 figures. However, the chief focus is likely to be the return of tariffs, especially now President Trump has said that he prefers imposing tariffs to negotiating trade deals.

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Economic reports

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Weekly view

None

5.30am (London time) – RBA rate decision: rates expected to be cut by 25 bps to 3.6%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

3pm (London time) – Canada Ivey PMI (June): expected to rise to 49 from 48.9. Markets to watch: CAD crosses

1.30am (London time) – Australia Westpac consumer confidence (July): index forecast to fall to 91 from 92.6. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

2.30am (London time) – China inflation (June): prices forecast to fall 0.3% YoY and rise 0.1% MoM. Markets to watch: CNH crosses

3.30pm (London time) – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 4 July): stockpiles rose by 3.85 million barrels in the previous week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI

7pm (London time) – Fed minutes. Markets to watch: USD crosses

1.30pm (London time) – US initial jobless claims (w/e 5 July): claims expected to rise to 245K from 233K. Markets to watch: USD crosses

7am (London time) – UK GDP (May): growth fell 0.3% in April. Markets to watch: GBP crosses

1.30pm (London time) – Canada employment data (June): unemployment rate expected to hold at 7%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses

Monday

None

Tuesday

5.30am (London time) – RBA rate decision: rates expected to be cut by 25 bps to 3.6%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

3pm (London time) – Canada Ivey PMI (June): expected to rise to 49 from 48.9. Markets to watch: CAD crosses

Wednesday

1.30am (London time) – Australia Westpac consumer confidence (July): index forecast to fall to 91 from 92.6. Markets to watch: AUD crosses

2.30am (London time) – China inflation (June): prices forecast to fall 0.3% YoY and rise 0.1% MoM. Markets to watch: CNH crosses

3.30pm (London time) – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 4 July): stockpiles rose by 3.85 million barrels in the previous week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI

7pm (London time) – Fed minutes. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Thursday

1.30pm (London time) – US initial jobless claims (w/e 5 July): claims expected to rise to 245K from 233K. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Friday

7am (London time) – UK GDP (May): growth fell 0.3% in April. Markets to watch: GBP crosses

1.30pm (London time) – Canada employment data (June): unemployment rate expected to hold at 7%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses

Company announcements

  Monday
7 July
Tuesday
8 July
Wednesday
9 July
Thursday
10 July
Friday
11 July
Full-year earnings          
Half/ Quarterly earnings     Hunting
Costco
Delta   
Trading update* Shell UNITE    Vistry
Severn Trent
DCC 
 

Dividends

FTSE 100: HalmaGames Workshop

FTSE 250: WHSmith, Bytes Technology, CMC Markets, Oxford Instruments PLCMerchants 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.

* Please note these can change without notice

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