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Week commencing 21 September
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Chris Beauchamp’s insight
Flash PMIs are the key events of the week, providing early insight into the global economy’s performance in September. Also of note are the monthly reports on US durable goods orders.
It is a quiet week for corporate news, with only first half numbers from Kingfisher of any real note.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
1.30pm – US Chicago Fed index (August): expected to fall to 0.8 from 1.2. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – eurozone consumer confidence (September, flash): index to fall to -14.9 from -14.7. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (August): sales to rise 13% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
7am – German GfK consumer confidence (October): index to fall to -3. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
8.15am – 9am – French, German, eurozone PMIs (September, flash): German mfg PMI to rise to 52.3 from 52.2. and services to rise to 53 from 52.5. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses
9.30am – UK mfg & services PMI (September, flash): mfg to fall to 52 from 55.2 and services to fall to 51.5 from 58.8. Markets to watch: FTSE 100/250, GBP crosses
2.45pm – US mfg & services PMI (September, flash): mfg to fall to 52 from 53.1 and services to fall to 53 from 55. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 18 September): stockpiles fell by 4.4 million barrels in the previous week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
9am – German IFO index (September): business climate index to rise to 94 from 92.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 19 September): claims to rise by 820K, from 860K in the preceding week. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US new home sales (August): sales to rise 2% MoM from 13.9%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
1.30pm – US durable goods orders (August): forecast to rise 1.5% MoM from 11.2% last month, and excluding transportation orders 1.2% from 2.4%. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
Monday
1.30pm – US Chicago Fed index (August): expected to fall to 0.8 from 1.2. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
Tuesday
3pm – eurozone consumer confidence (September, flash): index to fall to -14.9 from -14.7. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (August): sales to rise 13% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Wednesday
7am – German GfK consumer confidence (October): index to fall to -3. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
8.15am – 9am – French, German, eurozone PMIs (September, flash): German mfg PMI to rise to 52.3 from 52.2. and services to rise to 53 from 52.5. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses
9.30am – UK mfg & services PMI (September, flash): mfg to fall to 52 from 55.2 and services to fall to 51.5 from 58.8. Markets to watch: FTSE 100/250, GBP crosses
2.45pm – US mfg & services PMI (September, flash): mfg to fall to 52 from 53.1 and services to fall to 53 from 55. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 18 September): stockpiles fell by 4.4 million barrels in the previous week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
9am – German IFO index (September): business climate index to rise to 94 from 92.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 19 September): claims to rise by 820K, from 860K in the preceding week. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US new home sales (August): sales to rise 2% MoM from 13.9%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
1.30pm – US durable goods orders (August): forecast to rise 1.5% MoM from 11.2% last month, and excluding transportation orders 1.2% from 2.4%. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
Company announcements
Monday 21 September |
Tuesday 22 September |
Wednesday 23 September |
Thursday 24 September |
Friday 25 September |
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| Full-year earnings | Close Brothers | PZ Cussons | Go-Ahead, Smiths Group |
Mulberry | |
| Half/Quarterly earnings | AG Barr, Kingfisher, Nike |
Cineworld, Carnival |
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| Trading update | TUI | United Utilities | Pennon |
Dividends
Upcoming
FTSE 100: WM Morrision
FTSE 250: John Laing, Computacenter, Ferrexpo, Law Debenture Corp
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 21 September | Tuesday 22 September | Wednesday 23 September | Thursday 24 September | Friday 25 September | Monday 28 September | |
| FTSE 100 |
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0.79 | ||||
| Australia 200 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||
| Wall Street | ||||||
| US 500 | 0.02 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.44 | |
| Nasdaq | 0.05 | 0.63 | ||||
| Netherlands 25 | ||||||
| EU Stocks 50 | 2.4 | |||||
| China H-Shares | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.4 | |||
| Singapore Blue Chip | 0.03 | |||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | 1.5 | 5.8 | ||||
| South Africa 40 | 39.0 | |||||
| Italy 40 | ||||||
| Japan 225 | 144.7 |
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