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Week commencing 25 August

Chris Beauchamp insight

Markets will spend the week digesting Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole, as the countdown begins to the next Fed decision. A slew of US economic data dominates the week, including durable goods orders and a revision to second-quarter's (Q2) gross domestic product (GDP) data. However, the big event of the week will be Nvidia’s earnings. As the largest company in the world the chip maker has the power to set the tone of market direction, and will essentially mark the end of the current US earnings season.

Economic reports

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Weekly view

UK bank holiday 

9am – German IFO index (August): expected to fall to 87 from 88.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

1.30pm – US Chicago Fed index (July): expected to fall to -0.2 from -0.1. Markets to watch: USD crosses

3pm – US new home sales (July): forecast to fall 1.1% month-on-month (MoM). Markets to watch: USD crosses

1.30pm – US durable goods orders (July): orders expected to fall 2.5% MoM, from last month’s 9.3% drop. Markets to watch: USD crosses

3pm – US consumer confidence (August): expected to fall to 96 from 97.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses

3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 22 August): stockpiles declined by 6 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI

1.30pm – US GDP (Q2, 2nd estimate), initial jobless claims: quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) GDP growth expected to be revised up to 3.1% from 3%. Claims fell to 235K in the preceding week. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses

1pm – German inflation (August, preliminary): prices expected to rise 2.1% year-on-year (YoY) from 2%, and 0.1% from 0.3% MoM. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

1.30pm – US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index (July): prices expected to rise 2.6% YoY, in line with last month. Core PCE expected to rise 0.2% MoM from 0.3%. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses

2.45pm – US Chicago purchasing managers index (PMI) (August): index expected to fall to 46 from 47.1. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Monday

UK bank holiday 

9am – German IFO index (August): expected to fall to 87 from 88.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

1.30pm – US Chicago Fed index (July): expected to fall to -0.2 from -0.1. Markets to watch: USD crosses

3pm – US new home sales (July): forecast to fall 1.1% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses

 

Tuesday

1.30pm – US durable goods orders (July): orders expected to fall 2.5% MoM, from last month’s 9.3% drop. Markets to watch: USD crosses

3pm – US consumer confidence (August): expected to fall to 96 from 97.2. Markets to watch: USD crosses

 

Wednesday

3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 22 August): stockpiles declined by 6 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI

 

Thursday

1.30pm – US GDP (Q2, 2nd estimate), initial jobless claims: QoQ GDP growth expected to be revised up to 3.1% from 3%. Claims fell to 235K in the preceding week. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses 

 

Friday

1pm – German inflation (August, preliminary): prices expected to rise 2.1% YoY from 2%, and 0.1% from 0.3% MoM. Markets to watch: EUR crosses

1.30pm – US PCE price index (July): prices expected to rise 2.6% YoY, in line with last month. Core PCE expected to rise 0.2% MoM from 0.3%. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses

2.45pm – US Chicago PMI (August): index expected to fall to 46 from 47.1. Markets to watch: USD crosses

Company announcements

 

 

Monday
25 August

Tuesday
26 August

Wednesday
27 August

Thursday
28 August

Friday
29 August

Full-year earnings

     

 

 

Half/ Quarterly earnings

 

Prudential 

Nvidia

Chesnara,

Hunting,

PureTech Health 

 
Trading update

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

Index adjustments

 

Monday
25 August
Tuesday
26 August
Wednesday
27 August
Thursday
28 August
Friday
29 August
Monday
31 August
FTSE 100     2.92      
Australia 200 3.2 4.9 7.7 0.6 1.4 2.3
Wall Street 8.0   14.1 24.6   13.3
US 500 0.42 0.01 0.43 0.57   1.26
Nasdaq 100       2.27   0.65
Netherlands 25 0.21 0.17        
US Russell 2000 0.07 0.04 0.05 0.49 0.00 0.35
China H-Shares   1.0     14.0 2.2
Singapore Blue Chip   0.12        
Hong Kong HS50 1.7 3.2 2.2 0.8 26.9 22.7
South Africa 40            
France 40            
Stoxx 600 0.3          

* 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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