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Week commencing 1 December
Chris Beauchamp insight
US non-farm payrolls should be released this week, but the December data has been moved back to 16 December, which means only the ADP report comes out as usual on Wednesday. Also on the list this week are PMIs from the US and China, plus a small number of earnings reports in the UK and US.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
1.45am (London time) – China RatingDog manufacturing PMI (November): expected to rise to 50.9 from 50.6. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
3pm (London time) – US ISM manufacturing PMI (November): forecast to rise to 49.3 from 48.7. Markets to watch: USD crosses
5am (London time) – Japan consumer confidence (November): expected to rise to 36.1 from 35.8. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
10am (London time) – eurozone inflation (November, flash): prices forecast to have risen 2.1% YoY and fallen 0.3% MoM, compared to 2.1% and -0.2% respectively in October. Core CPI expected to be 2.3%, down from 2.4% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.45am (London time) – China RatingDog services PMI (November): index expected to fall to 51.9 from 52.6. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
1.15pm (London time) – US ADP employment report (November): with no non-farm payrolls report this week, this is a key event. 15,000 jobs are expected to have been lost, from a 42,000 gain in October. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3.30pm (London time) – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 28 November): stockpiles rose by 2.8 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
9.30am (London time) – UK construction PMI (November): index expected to rise to 48 from 44. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US initial jobless claims (w/e 29 November): claims expected to rise to 220K from 216K. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm (London time) – Canada Ivey PMI (November): expected to fall to 52.2 from 52.4. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
US non-farm payrolls report delayed to 16 December due to previous government shutdown
1.30pm (London time) – Canada employment data (November): unemployment rate forecast to rise from 6.9% to 7%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3pm (London time) – US Michigan consumer sentiment (December, preliminary), PCE price index (September): consumer sentiment forecast to rise to 53 from 51. Core PCE prices forecast to rise 0.2%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Monday
1.45am (London time) – China RatingDog manufacturing PMI (November): expected to rise to 50.9 from 50.6. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
3pm (London time) – US ISM manufacturing PMI (November): forecast to rise to 49.3 from 48.7. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Tuesday
5am (London time) – Japan consumer confidence (November): expected to rise to 36.1 from 35.8. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
10am (London time) – eurozone inflation (November, flash): prices forecast to have risen 2.1% YoY and fallen 0.3% MoM, compared to 2.1% and -0.2% respectively in October. Core CPI expected to be 2.3%, down from 2.4% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
Wednesday
1.45am (London time) – China RatingDog services PMI (November): index expected to fall to 51.9 from 52.6. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
1.15pm (London time) – US ADP employment report (November): with no non-farm payrolls report this week, this is a key event. 15,000 jobs are expected to have been lost, from a 42,000 gain in October. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3.30pm (London time) – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 28 November): stockpiles rose by 2.8 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
9.30am (London time) – UK construction PMI (November): index expected to rise to 48 from 44. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
1.30pm (London time) – US initial jobless claims (w/e 29 November): claims expected to rise to 220K from 216K. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm (London time) – Canada Ivey PMI (November): expected to fall to 52.2 from 52.4. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
Friday
US non-farm payrolls report delayed to 16 December due to previous government shutdown
1.30pm (London time) – Canada employment data (November): unemployment rate forecast to rise from 6.9% to 7%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3pm (London time) – US Michigan consumer sentiment (December, preliminary), PCE price index (September): consumer sentiment forecast to rise to 53 from 51. Core PCE prices forecast to rise 0.2%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Company announcements
| Monday 1 Dec |
Tuesday 2 Dec |
Wednesday 3 Dec |
Thursday 4 Dec |
Friday 5 Dec |
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| Full-year earnings | Foresight Severfield Crowdstrike |
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| Half/ Quarterly earnings | Paragon Banking Salesforce |
Baltic Classifieds SSP Hewlett Packard Dollar General Lululemon |
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| Trading update |
Dividends
FTSE 100: Next, SSE, Irish Continental Group, Babcock
FTSE 250: Bellway, Ninety-One, Foresight Environmental, British Land, Caledonia Investments, Telecom Plus, Energean, Pets at Home
FTSE 250: INDEX DIVIDENDS
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 1-Dec |
Tuesday 2-Dec |
Wednesday 3-Dec |
Thursday 4-Dec |
Friday 5-Dec |
Monday 8-Dec |
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| FTSE 100 | 1.83 | |||||
| Australia 200 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wall Street | 24.6 | 14.2 | 13.6 | |||
| US 500 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.47 | 1.04 | 0.59 | 0.06 |
| Nasdaq | 1.51 | 1.40 | 2.99 | 1.92 | 0.18 | |
| Netherlands 25 | ||||||
| EU Stocks 50 | 1.9 | |||||
| China H-Shares | 20.6 | 34.7 | 22.1 | |||
| Singapore Blue Chip | 0.13 | |||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | 7.1 | 18.3 | 11.6 | 3.2 | ||
| South Africa 40 | 57.6 | |||||
| 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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