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Week commencing 20 April
Chris Beauchamp insight
This week is full of both economic and corporate news, keeping investors on their toes. UK data including inflation and unemployment will be key for UK investors, while flash PMIs for April will show how the war in the Middle East continues to affect the global economy. US earnings season is in full flow, including Tesla, Boeing and IBM, while in the UK Sainsbury's and Reckitt Benckiser are among those reporting.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
1.30pm (London time) – Canada inflation (March): prices expected to rise 2.5% YoY and 1% MoM, up from 1.8% and 0.5% respectively. Core CPI to rise to 2.4% from 2.3%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
7am (London time) – UK employment data (February): unemployment rate expected to rise to 5.3% from 5.2%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
10am (London time) – German ZEW index (April): economic sentiment index forecast to fall to -10 from -5. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US retail sales (March): forecast to rise 0.45 MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm (London time) – US pending home sales (March): expected to rise 0.7% YoY. Markets to watch: USD crosses
7am (London time) – UK inflation (March): prices forecast to have risen 3.4% YoY from 3%, and 0.8% MoM from 0.4%. Core CPI to be 2.8%, down from 3.2%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
3pm (London time) – eurozone consumer confidence (April, flash): forecast to fall to -17.9 from -16.3. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
3.30pm (London time) – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 17 April): stockpiles fell by 913,000 barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
1.30am (London time) – Japan PMI (April, flash): manufacturing activity to contract to 50.1 from 51.6. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
8.30am (London time) – Germany PMI (April, flash): manufacturing index to rise to 52.5 from 52.2. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
9.30am (London time) – UK PMI (April, flash): manufacturing activity to hold steady at 51, and services to rise to 51.4 from 50.5. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US initial jobless claims (w/e 18 April), Chicago Fed national activity index (March): claims expected to be 218K, Chicago index forecast to rise to 0.2 from -0.1. Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.45pm (London time) – US PMI (April, flash): manufacturing activity forecast to fall to 52 from 52.3, and services activity to fall to 49.6 from 49.8. Markets to watch: USD crosses
12.30am (London time) – Japan inflation (March): prices expected to have risen to 1.5% from 1.3% YoY, and core inflation to rise to 2% from 1.6%. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
7am (London time) – UK retail sales (March): sales expected to have risen 0.2% MoM, from -0.4%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
9am (London time) – German IFO index (April): business climate index to fall to 85.4 from 86.4. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
Monday
1.30pm (London time) – Canada inflation (March): prices expected to rise 2.5% YoY and 1% MoM, up from 1.8% and 0.5% respectively. Core CPI to rise to 2.4% from 2.3%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
Tuesday
7am (London time) – UK employment data (February): unemployment rate expected to rise to 5.3% from 5.2%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
10am (London time) – German ZEW index (April): economic sentiment index forecast to fall to -10 from -5. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US retail sales (March): forecast to rise 0.45 MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm (London time) – US pending home sales (March): expected to rise 0.7% YoY. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Wednesday
7am (London time) – UK inflation (March): prices forecast to have risen 3.4% YoY from 3%, and 0.8% MoM from 0.4%. Core CPI to be 2.8%, down from 3.2%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
3pm (London time) – eurozone consumer confidence (April, flash): forecast to fall to -17.9 from -16.3. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
3.30pm (London time) – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 17 April): stockpiles fell by 913,000 barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
1.30am (London time) – Japan PMI (April, flash): manufacturing activity to contract to 50.1 from 51.6. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
8.30am (London time) – Germany PMI (April, flash): manufacturing index to rise to 52.5 from 52.2. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
9.30am (London time) – UK PMI (April, flash): manufacturing activity to hold steady at 51, and services to rise to 51.4 from 50.5. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US initial jobless claims (w/e 18 April), Chicago Fed national activity index (March): claims expected to be 218K, Chicago index forecast to rise to 0.2 from -0.1. Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.45pm (London time) – US PMI (April, flash): manufacturing activity forecast to fall to 52 from 52.3, and services activity to fall to 49.6 from 49.8. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
12.30am (London time) – Japan inflation (March): prices expected to have risen to 1.5% from 1.3% YoY, and core inflation to rise to 2% from 1.6%. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
7am (London time) – UK retail sales (March): sales expected to have risen 0.2% MoM, from -0.4%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
9am (London time) – German IFO index (April): business climate index to fall to 85.4 from 86.4. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
Company announcements
| Monday 20 Apr |
Tuesday 21 Apr |
Wednesday 22 Apr |
Thursday 23 Apr |
Friday 24 Apr |
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| Full-year earnings | Sainsbury (J) PLC | ||||
| Half/ Quarterly earnings | United Airlines Holdings Inc (Extended Hours) Halliburton Co UnitedHealth Group Inc (24 Hours) |
IBM Corp Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) Boeing Co Newmont Mining Corp (24 Hours) Intel Corp American Airlines Group Inc Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc Lockheed Martin Corp (Extended Hours) Honeywell International Inc |
Gilead Sciences Inc (24 Hours) Procter & Gamble Co |
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| Trading update | Rio Tinto PLC | Associated British Foods PLC Abrdn PLC Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC Bunzl PLC Quilter PLC Fresnillo PLC |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC Segro PLC Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC WH Smith PLC |
Mondi PLC |
Dividends
FTSE 100: BAE Systems PLC, Hiscox Ltd, Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, Rightmove PLC, Fresnillo PLC, Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC, Legal & General Group PLC
FTSE 250: Shaftesbury PLC, Derwent London PLC, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Drax Group PLC, Grafton Group PLC, Rotork PLC, Bridgepoint Group PLC, Harworth Group Plc, Wickes Group Limited, International Public Partnerships Ltd
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
| Monday 20-Apr |
Tuesday 21-Apr |
Wednesday 22-Apr |
Thursday 23-Apr |
Friday 24-Apr |
Monday 27-Apr |
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| FTSE 100 | 9.85 | |||||
| Australia 200 | ||||||
| Wall Street | 6.5 | |||||
| US 500 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| Nasdaq | 0.82 | 0.38 | 0.37 | |||
| Netherlands 25 | 1.04 | 0.8 | ||||
| EU Stocks 50 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | ||
| China H-Shares | 16.9 | |||||
| Singapore Blue Chip | 1.95 | 0.88 | 0.30 | 0.17 | ||
| Hong Kong HS50 | ||||||
| South Africa 40 | 157.7 | |||||
| Japan 225 |
* Please note these can change without notice
1 Dividend adjustments due to be posted on a bank holiday will usually be posted on the previous working day
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