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Week commencing 13 April
Axel Rudolph insight
US Q1 earnings season begins in earnest this week, as the big banks report. This will set the tone for the whole week, particularly given the lack of tier one economic data. Netflix broadens out the week as it takes its usual place as the first of the big tech names to report. Meanwhile in the UK Tesco's annual earnings are a must-watch for investors, along with trading statements from Imperial Brands, Barratt Redrow and Antofagasta. Negotiations between the US and Iran are meant to be underway during the week, as the ceasefire moves into its second week.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
3pm (London time) – US existing home sales (March): forecast to fall 2% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
1.30am (London time) – Australia Westpac consumer confidence (April): index expected to fall to 89 from 91.6. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
4am (London time) – China trade data (March). Markets to watch: CNH crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US PPI (March): prices expected to have risen 1.3% MoM, up from 0.7% in February. Core PPI expected to be up 0.4% from 0.5%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
5pm (London time) – speech by BoE governor Andrew Bailey. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US Empire State manufacturing index (April): expected to fall to -3.1 from -0.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3.30pm (London time) – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 10 April): previous week saw stockpiles rise by 3.1 million barrels. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
2.30am (London time) – Australia employment data (March): unemployment rate expected to fall to 4.2% from 4.3%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
3am (London time) – China GDP (Q1): YoY growth forecast to rise to 4.6% from 4.5%, QoQ to slow to 0.8% from 1.2%. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
7am (London time) – UK GDP (February): 3-month average forecast to rise to 0.3% from 0.2%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US initial jobless claims (w/e 11 April): claims expected to be 216K. Markets to watch: USD crosses
None
Monday
3pm (London time) – US existing home sales (March): forecast to fall 2% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Tuesday
1.30am (London time) – Australia Westpac consumer confidence (April): index expected to fall to 89 from 91.6. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
4am (London time) – China trade data (March). Markets to watch: CNH crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US PPI (March): prices expected to have risen 1.3% MoM, up from 0.7% in February. Core PPI expected to be up 0.4% from 0.5%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
5pm (London time) – speech by BoE governor Andrew Bailey. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
Wednesday
1.30pm (London time) – US Empire State manufacturing index (April): expected to fall to -3.1 from -0.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3.30pm (London time) – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 10 April): previous week saw stockpiles rise by 3.1 million barrels. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
2.30am (London time) – Australia employment data (March): unemployment rate expected to fall to 4.2% from 4.3%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
3am (London time) – China GDP (Q1): YoY growth forecast to rise to 4.6% from 4.5%, QoQ to slow to 0.8% from 1.2%. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
7am (London time) – UK GDP (February): 3-month average forecast to rise to 0.3% from 0.2%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US initial jobless claims (w/e 11 April): claims expected to be 216K. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
None
Company announcements
| Monday 13 Apr |
Tuesday 14 Apr |
Wednesday 15 Apr |
Thursday 16 Apr |
Friday 17 Apr |
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| Full-year earnings | Saga | Tesco | |||
| Half/ Quarterly earnings | Goldman Sachs | Citigroup Wells Fargo JPMorgan |
ASML Morgan Stanley Bank of America |
Netflix TSMC |
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| Trading update | Sirius Real Estate | Imperial Brands PageGroup |
Oxford Instruments Antofagasta Barratt Redrow Hunting |
Dunelm Rentokil Entain Hays Ashmore Schroders |
DiscoverIE |
Dividends
FTSE 100: Games Workshop, Antofagasta, Convatec, Diageo, London Stock Exchange
FTSE 250: Unite Group, Jupiter, Rathbones, Kier, Johnson Service, Quilter, Costain, Travis Perkins
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 13-Apr |
Tuesday 14-Apr |
Wednesday 15-Apr |
Thursday 16-Apr |
Friday 17-Apr |
Monday 20-Apr |
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| FTSE 100 | 4.48 | |||||
| Australia 200 | 0.6 | |||||
| Wall Street | 9.3 | |||||
| US 500 | 0.18 | 0.55 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| Nasdaq | ||||||
| Netherlands 25 | 2.42 | 0.55 | ||||
| EU Stocks 50 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 6.5 | ||
| China H-Shares | 16.8 | |||||
| Singapore Blue Chip | ||||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | ||||||
| South Africa 40 | 219.7 | |||||
| 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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