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Week commencing 26 July
Chris Beauchamp’s insight
US earnings season is in full flow, but we have plenty of UK news as well on the corporate front. Companies from a range of sectors provide updates, but key ones this week include FANG stocks like Apple and UK banks. Economic data is busy too, with durable goods orders in the US and the first Q2 GDP readings for the US and Germany. Plus the world’s most important central bank, the US Federal Reserve, meets to decide on policy. While no change is expected some discussion about the course of the asset purchase programme may take place.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
9am – German IFO index (July): expected to rise to 102.5. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
3pm – US new home sales (June): sales to fall 1.2% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
1.30pm – US durable goods orders (June): orders to rise 2.1% MoM, and 0.8% excluding transportation orders. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US consumer confidence (July): index to fall to 125.3. Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.30am – Australia CPI (Q2): prices to rise 1% QoQ and 4% YoY. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
7am – German GfK consumer confidence (August): expected to fall to -2. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30ppm – Canada CPI (June): prices to rise 0.5% MoM. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 23 July): stockpiles rose by 2.1 million barrels in the previous week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
7pm – FOMC rate decision: no change in policy expected, but some discussion on a change to QE may take place. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
8.55am – German unemployment rate (July): expected to hold at 5.9%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1pm – German CPI (July, preliminary): expected to rise 3.1% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses.
1.30pm – US GDP (Q2, first reading), initial jobless claims (w/e 24 July): growth expected to be 8% QoQ from 6.4%, claims to fall to 390K from 419K. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US pending home sales (June): expected to fall 1% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
12.30am – Japan unemployment rate (June): forecast to fall to 2.9%. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
7am – German GDP (Q2, flash): growth to be 1.5% from -1.8% QoQ and 9.2% from -3.1% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
10am – eurozone inflation (July), GDP (Q2, flash): prices to rise 2.6% YoY and GDP to grow 1.5% QoQ and 12.6% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US personal income & spending (June), PCE prices: spending to rise 0.5% and income to rise 0.2% MoM, while PCE prices rise 0.6% MoM and 4.2% YoY. Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.45pm – US Chicago PMI (July): index to edge down to 66. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US Michigan confidence (July, final): expected to fall to 81.3. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Monday
9am – German IFO index (July): expected to rise to 102.5. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
3pm – US new home sales (June): sales to fall 1.2% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Tuesday
1.30pm – US durable goods orders (June): orders to rise 2.1% MoM, and 0.8% excluding transportation orders. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US consumer confidence (July): index to fall to 125.3. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Wednesday
2.30am – Australia CPI (Q2): prices to rise 1% QoQ and 4% YoY. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
7am – German GfK consumer confidence (August): expected to fall to -2. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30ppm – Canada CPI (June): prices to rise 0.5% MoM. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 23 July): stockpiles rose by 2.1 million barrels in the previous week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
7pm – FOMC rate decision: no change in policy expected, but some discussion on a change to QE may take place. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
Thursday
8.55am – German unemployment rate (July): expected to hold at 5.9%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1pm – German CPI (July, preliminary): expected to rise 3.1% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US GDP (Q2, first reading), initial jobless claims (w/e 24 July): growth expected to be 8% QoQ from 6.4%, claims to fall to 390K from 419K. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US pending home sales (June): expected to fall 1% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
12.30am – Japan unemployment rate (June): forecast to fall to 2.9%. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
7am – German GDP (Q2, flash): growth to be 1.5% from -1.8% QoQ and 9.2% from -3.1% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
10am – eurozone inflation (July), GDP (Q2, flash): prices to rise 2.6% YoY and GDP to grow 1.5% QoQ and 12.6% YoY. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US personal income & spending (June), PCE prices: spending to rise 0.5% and income to rise 0.2% MoM, while PCE prices rise 0.6% MoM and 4.2% YoY. Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.45pm – US Chicago PMI (July): index to edge down to 66. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US Michigan confidence (July, final): expected to fall to 81.3. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Company announcements
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ITV, |
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Pearson, |
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Dividends
FTSE 100: Royal Mail, SSE
FTSE 250: Qinetiq, Monks Inv Trust, Bankers Inv Trust, BB Healthcare 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
| Monday 26 July |
Tuesday 27 July |
Wednesday 28 July |
Thursday 29 July |
Friday 30 July |
Monday 2 August |
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| FTSE 100 |
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2.51 | ||||
| Australia 200 | ||||||
| Wall Street | ||||||
| US 500 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Nasdaq | 0.37 | 0.25 | ||||
| Netherlands 25 | 0.14 | |||||
| EU Stocks 50 | ||||||
| China H-Shares | ||||||
| Singapore Blue Chip | 0.10 | |||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | ||||||
| South Africa 40 | ||||||
| Italy 40 | ||||||
| Japan 225 | 1.5 |
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