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Week commencing 21 January
Chris Beauchamp, market analyst
The UK is firmly in the spotlight, as markets wait to see what the government’s way forward is from last week’s defeat of the Withdrawal Agreement. Other key data to watch will be UK employment figures, flash purchasing managers indices (PMIs) from the eurozone and the US and the European Central Bank (ECB) rate decision.
The Christmas trading statement season continues in the UK, while in the US key earnings reports include Intel, IBM and Starbucks.
Economic reports
Week commencing 21 January
Monday
Martin Luther King Day in US
UK Prime Minister Theresa May must outline new Brexit plan today
2am – China GDP (Q4): growth forecast to be 6.4% YoY and 1.5% QoQ, from 6.5% and 1.6% respectively. Markets to watch: China indices, CNH crosses
7am – German GfK consumer confidence (February): forecast to fall to 10.3 from 10.4. Market to watch: EUR crosses
Tuesday
9.30am – UK employment data: December claimant count to rise by 10,000, from 21,900 a month earlier, while the November unemployment rate to hold at 4.1%, and average earnings for November to rise by 3% (inc bonus) from 3.3% a month earlier. Market to watch: GBP crosses
10am – German ZEW index (January): economic sentiment index to fall to -21 from -17.5. Market to watch: EUR crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (December): expected to fall 0.8% MoM from a 1.9% gain in November. Market to watch: USD crosses
11.50pm – Japan trade balance (December): forecast to see the deficit narrow to Y600 billion from Y737 billion. Market to watch: JPY crosses
Wednesday
3am – Bank of Japan rate decision: no change in policy expected. Market to watch: JPY crosses
3pm – eurozone consumer confidence (January, flash reading): expected to rise to -4.3 from -6.2. Market to watch: EUR crosses
Thursday
8.30am – German mfg & services PMI (January, flash): mfg PMI to rise to 51.9 from 51.5, while services to rise to 53.4 from 51.8. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses
12.45pm – ECB rate decision (1.30pm press conference): no change in policy expected, but given the weakness in eurozone data of late, investors should watch out for the views of the bank on growth and inflation. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses
2.45pm – US mfg & services PMI (January, flash): mfg PMI to fall to 53.4 from 53.8, and services to fall to 54.2 from 54.4. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
4pm – US EIA crude inventories (w/e 18 January): stockpiles rose by 7.5 million barrels in the previous week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Friday
9am – German Ifo business climate index (January): expected to rise to 101.5, from 101. Market to watch: EUR crosses
Weekly view
Monday
Martin Luther King Day in US
UK Prime Minister Theresa May must outline new Brexit plan today
2am – China GDP (Q4): growth forecast to be 6.4% YoY and 1.5% QoQ, from 6.5% and 1.6% respectively. Markets to watch: China indices, CNH crosses
7am – German GfK consumer confidence (February): forecast to fall to 10.3 from 10.4. Market to watch: EUR crosses
Tuesday
9.30am – UK employment data: December claimant count to rise by 10,000, from 21,900 a month earlier, while the November unemployment rate to hold at 4.1%, and average earnings for November to rise by 3% (inc bonus) from 3.3% a month earlier. Market to watch: GBP crosses
10am – German ZEW index (January): economic sentiment index to fall to -21 from -17.5. Market to watch: EUR crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (December): expected to fall 0.8% MoM from a 1.9% gain in November. Market to watch: USD crosses
11.50pm – Japan trade balance (December): forecast to see the deficit narrow to Y600 billion from Y737 billion. Market to watch: JPY crosses
Wednesday
3am – Bank of Japan rate decision: no change in policy expected. Market to watch: JPY crosses
3pm – eurozone consumer confidence (January, flash reading): expected to rise to -4.3 from -6.2. Market to watch: EUR crosses
Thursday
8.30am – German mfg & services PMI (January, flash): mfg PMI to rise to 51.9 from 51.5, while services to rise to 53.4 from 51.8. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses
12.45pm – ECB rate decision (1.30pm press conference): no change in policy expected, but given the weakness in eurozone data of late, investors should watch out for the views of the bank on growth and inflation. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses
2.45pm – US mfg & services PMI (January, flash): mfg PMI to fall to 53.4 from 53.8, and services to fall to 54.2 from 54.4. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
4pm – US EIA crude inventories (w/e 18 January): stockpiles rose by 7.5 million barrels in the previous week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Friday
9am – German Ifo business climate index (January): expected to rise to 101.5, from 101. Market to watch: EUR crosses
Company announcements
Upcoming dividends (24 January)
FTSE 100: None
FTSE 250: Pennon, Stagecoach, Games Workshop
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 dividend adjustments
| Monday 21 January | Tuesday 22 January | Wednesday 23 January | Thursday 24 January | Friday 25 January | Monday 28 January | |
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| Wall Street |
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| US 500 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.04 | ||
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| France 40 | ||||||
| Netherlands 25 | ||||||
| EU Stocks 50 | ||||||
| China H-Shares | ||||||
| Singapore Blue Chip | 0.09 | 0.30 | ||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | ||||||
| South Africa 40 | 17.6 | |||||
| Italy 40 | ||||||
| Japan 225 | 1.7 |
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