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Week commencing 21 April
Chris Beauchamp insight
While this week sees flash purchasing managers indices (PMIs) released, the main focus will be on US earnings season, as major names like Tesla and Boeing report. UK corporates will issue a flurry of trading statements too, though on both sides of the Atlantic is probably too soon to have more than initial indications of the impact of the new US tariff regime.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
Easter Monday – UK bank holiday
None
3pm – eurozone consumer confidence (April, flash): expected to fall to -15.2. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30am – Japan PMI (April, flash): manufacturing PMI rose to 48.4 in March. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
8.30am – German PMI (April, flash): manufacturing index forecast to rise to 49.1 from 48.3. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
9.30am – UK PMI (April, flash): manufacturing index forecast to rise to 46.8 from 44.9, and services to rise to 52.7 from 52.5. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
2.45pm - US PMI (April, flash): manufacturing forecast to fall back into contraction, at 49.5 from 50.2, and services to drop to 52 from 54.4. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US new home sales (March): sales expected to rise 2.9% month-on-month (MoM). Markets to watch: USD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 18 April): stockpiles rose by 515,000 barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
9am – German IFO index (April): index expected to rise to 88.5 from 86.7. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US durable goods orders, Chicago Fed index (March), initial jobless claims (w/e 19 April): goods orders expected to fall 0.5%, Chicago Fed index to fall to 0.11 from 0.18. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (March): sales forecast to rise 2.8%, down from 4.2%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
7am – UK retail sales (March): sales expected to fall 0.3% MoM. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
Monday
Easter Monday – UK bank holiday
None
Tuesday
3pm – eurozone consumer confidence (April, flash): expected to fall to -15.2. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
Wednesday
1.30am – Japan PMI (April, flash): manufacturing PMI rose to 48.4 in March. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
8.30am – German PMI (April, flash): manufacturing index forecast to rise to 49.1 from 48.3. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
9.30am – UK PMI (April, flash): manufacturing index forecast to rise to 46.8 from 44.9, and services to rise to 52.7 from 52.5. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
2.45pm - US PMI (April, flash): manufacturing forecast to fall back into contraction, at 49.5 from 50.2, and services to drop to 52 from 54.4. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US new home sales (March): sales expected to rise 2.9% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 18 April): stockpiles rose by 515,000 barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
9am – German IFO index (April): index expected to rise to 88.5 from 86.7. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US durable goods orders, Chicago Fed index (March), initial jobless claims (w/e 19 April): goods orders expected to fall 0.5%, Chicago Fed index to fall to 0.11 from 0.18. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (March): sales forecast to rise 2.8%, down from 4.2%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
7am – UK retail sales (March): sales expected to fall 0.3% MoM. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
Company announcements
Dividends
FTSE 100: Haleon, Hiscox, Rightmove, Spirax Group, Legal & General
FTSE 250: Foresight, ME Group, Hammerson, Morgan Sindall, PPHE Hotels, Drax, Derwent London, Shaftesbury, Bakkavor, Vesuvius, Kier, Rotork, Bridgepoint, Bodycote, Harworth Group, Alpha Group, International Public Partnerships
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 April |
Tuesday 22 April |
Wednesday 23 April |
Thursday 24 April |
Friday 25 April |
Monday 28 April |
| FTSE 100 | 6.15 | |||||
| Australia 200 | ||||||
| Wall Street | ||||||
| US 500 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.02 | |
| Nasdaq | 0.36 | 0.23 | ||||
| Netherlands 25 | 0.32 | 2.14 | 0.94 | 0.37 | ||
| EU Stocks 50 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.7 | ||
| China H-Shares | 1.0 | |||||
| Singapore Blue Chip | 1.95 | 1.78 | 0.27 | |||
| Hong Kong HS50 | ||||||
| South Africa 40 | 170.8 | |||||
| Italy 40 | ||||||
| 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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