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Week commencing 4 May
Chris Beauchamp's insight
This week is more sedate after last week’s central bank and tech reporting bonanza, but the Australian central bank is expected to raise rates, and investors will be watching to see if the latest US payroll report shows signs of weakness. Palantir and McDonald’s are among those reporting in the US this week, while in the UK HSBC, Next, Diageo and Shell all release figures.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
None
5.30am – RBA rate decision: rates expected to rise to 4.35%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
3pm – US ISM services PMI (April): index expected to fall to 53.7 from 54. Markets to watch: USD crosses
1.15pm – US ADP payroll report (April): 70,000 jobs expected, up from 62,000 a month earlier. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – Canada Ivey PMI (April): index expected to fall to 47 from 49.7. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 1 May): stockpiles fell by 6.2 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
9.30am – UK construction PMI (April): forecast to fall to 45.2 from 45.6. Markets to watch: GP crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 2 May): claims expected to rebound to 215K after falling to a seven-year low of 190K last week. Markets to watch: USD crosses
1.30pm – US non-farm payrolls (April): payrolls expected to be 95,000, down from 178,000, while the unemployment rate is forecast to hold at 4.3%. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
1.30pm – Canada employment data (April): unemployment rate expected to hold at 6.7%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3pm – US Michigan consumer sentiment index (May, preliminary): confidence expected to recover, rising to 50 from 49.8. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Monday
None
Tuesday
5.30am – RBA rate decision: rates expected to rise to 4.35%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
3pm – US ISM services PMI (April): index expected to fall to 53.7 from 54. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Wednesday
1.15pm – US ADP payroll report (April): 70,000 jobs expected, up from 62,000 a month earlier. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – Canada Ivey PMI (April): index expected to fall to 47 from 49.7. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 1 May): stockpiles fell by 6.2 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
9.30am – UK construction PMI (April): forecast to fall to 45.2 from 45.6. Markets to watch: GP crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 2 May): claims expected to rebound to 215K after falling to a seven-year low of 190K last week. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
1.30pm – US non-farm payrolls (April): payrolls expected to be 95,000, down from 178,000, while the unemployment rate is forecast to hold at 4.3%. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
1.30pm – Canada employment data (April): unemployment rate expected to hold at 6.7%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
3pm – US Michigan consumer sentiment index (May, preliminary): confidence expected to recover, rising to 50 from 49.8. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Company announcements
Dividends
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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