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Week commencing 25 May
Chris Beauchamp's insight
A decidedly quieter week lies ahead, not least because of the holidays on Monday in the UK and the US. Price data from Australia and the US is released, and the weekly crude inventories are particularly important at present given the situation in the Middle East and last week’s big fall in stockpiles. Earnings are thinner, though Kingfisher in the UK will be worth watching.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
UK Bank Holiday – London market closed
US Memorial Day – NYSE closed
None
1.30pm – US Chicago Fed nat’l activity index (April): expected to fall to -0.3 from -0.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US Conference Board consumer confidence (May): expected to fall to 92 from 92.8. Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.30am – Australia CPI (April): prices forecast to rise 1.2% MoM and 5.1% YoY, from 1.1% and 4.6% YoY. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
9.30pm – US API crude oil inventories (w/e 22 May): stockpiles slumped by 9.1 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
1.30pm – US durable goods orders (April), GDP (Q1, 2nd estimate), PCE price index (April), initial jobless claims (w/e 23 May): durable goods orders expected to rise 0.4% MoM, down from 0.8%, and GDP to be unrevised at 2%. Core PCE price index expected to hold at 0.3%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
4pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 22 May): stockpiles fell by 7.9 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
8.55am – Germany unemployment (May): unemployment rate expected to hold at 6.4%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1pm – Germany inflation (May): prices expected to rise 3.1% YoY from 2.9% and 0.3% MoM from 0.6%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – Canada GDP (Q1): expected to rise 0.1% from -0.2% QoQ. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
2.45pm – US Chicago PMI (May): forecast to rise to 49.5 from 492.
Monday
UK Bank Holiday – London market closed
US Memorial Day – NYSE closed
None
Tuesday
1.30pm – US Chicago Fed nat’l activity index (April): expected to fall to -0.3 from -0.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US Conference Board consumer confidence (May): expected to fall to 92 from 92.8. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Wednesday
2.30am – Australia CPI (April): prices forecast to rise 1.2% MoM and 5.1% YoY, from 1.1% and 4.6% YoY. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
9.30pm – US API crude oil inventories (w/e 22 May): stockpiles slumped by 9.1 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
1.30pm – US durable goods orders (April), GDP (Q1, 2nd estimate), PCE price index (April), initial jobless claims (w/e 23 May): durable goods orders expected to rise 0.4% MoM, down from 0.8%, and GDP to be unrevised at 2%. Core PCE price index expected to hold at 0.3%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
4pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 22 May): stockpiles fell by 7.9 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Friday
8.55am – Germany unemployment (May): unemployment rate expected to hold at 6.4%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1pm – Germany inflation (May): prices expected to rise 3.1% YoY from 2.9% and 0.3% MoM from 0.6%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – Canada GDP (Q1): expected to rise 0.1% from -0.2% QoQ. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
2.45pm – US Chicago PMI (May): forecast to rise to 49.5 from 492.
Company announcements
Dividends
FTSE ex-dividend dates (25th May):
FTSE 100: Intertek, Informa PLC, Kingfisher, Associated British Foods, National Grid, DCC, Diploma, Severn Trent
FTSE 250: RHI Magnesita, Keller, Hill & Smith, Breedon, Alfa Financial, Vesuvius, Gamma Communications, Hilton Food, Victrex, SSP IntegraFin, HICL Infrastructure
Index adjustments
|
Monday 30 March |
Tuesday 31 March |
Wednesday 1 April |
Thursday 2 April |
Friday 3 April |
Monday 6 April |
| FTSE 100 | 0.71 | |||||
| Australia 200 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||||
| Wall Street | 8.4 | 9.2 | ||||
| US 500 | 0.60 | 0.28 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.06 | |
| Nasdaq 100 | 0.99 | 1.59 | 2.25 | 0.13 | ||
| Netherlands 25 | ||||||
| US Russell 2000 | 1.07 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.07 | |
| China H-Shares | 2.3 | |||||
| Japan 225 | ||||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | 3.9 | |||||
| South Africa 40 | 201 | |||||
| France 40 | 7.8 | |||||
| Stoxx 600 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
* 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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