The Week Ahead
Week commencing 12 January
Chris Beauchamp's insight
UK trading statement season and the start of the fourth quarter (Q4) reporting season mean it will be a busy week for equities and investors. Housebuilders, Whitbread and UK star Games Workshop all report, while in the US banks provide a snapshot of their performance and the broader US economy. Meanwhile, US inflation will drive the macro narrative as the next Federal Reserve (Fed) decision looms.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
11.30pm – Australia Westpac consumer confidence (January): previous reading 94.5. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
1.30pm – US consumer price index (CPI) (December): previous reading saw inflation at 2.7% year-on-year (YoY), and core CPI at 2.6% YoY. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US new home sales (September & October): sales expected to have risen 1.4% in October. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3am – China trade data (December): exports rose 5.9% in November. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
1.30pm – US producer price index (PPI) (October & November), retail sales (November): November PPI expected to be 0.3% month-on-month (MoM). Retail sales to rise 0.1%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (December): forecast to rise 0.3% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3.30pm – US Energy Information Administration (EIA) crude oil inventories (w/e 9 January): stockpiles fell by 3.8 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
7am – UK gross domestic product (GDP) (November): 3-month average expected to hold at -0.1%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
9am – Germany full-year GDP (2026): growth expected to be 0.2%. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 10 January), NY Empire State manufacturing index (January). Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
None
Monday
11.30pm – Australia Westpac consumer confidence (January): previous reading 94.5. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
Tuesday
1.30pm – US CPI (December): previous reading saw inflation at 2.7% YoY, and core CPI at 2.6% YoY. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
3pm – US new home sales (September & October): sales expected to have risen 1.4% in October. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
Wednesday
3am – China trade data (December): exports rose 5.9% in November. Markets to watch: CNH crosses
1.30pm – US PPI (October & November), retail sales (November): November PPI expected to be 0.3% MoM. Retail sales to rise 0.1%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US existing home sales (December): forecast to rise 0.3% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 9 January): stockpiles fell by 3.8 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
7am – UK GDP (November): 3-month average expected to hold at -0.1%. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
9am – Germany full-year GDP (2026): growth expected to be 0.2%. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 10 January), NY Empire State manufacturing index (January). Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses
Friday
None
Company announcements
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Full-year earnings |
Oxford Nanopore | Safestore |
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| Half/ Quarterly earnings |
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| Trading update | Hays, |
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Dividends
Index adjustments
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Monday 12 January |
Tuesday 13 January |
Wednesday 14 January |
Thursday 15 January |
Friday 16 January |
Monday 19 January |
| FTSE 100 | 2.49 | |||||
| Australia 200 | ||||||
| Wall Street | 9.3 | |||||
| US 500 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 0.23 | |
| Nasdaq 100 | 1.67 | |||||
| Netherlands 25 | 0.1 | |||||
| US Russell 2000 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.01 | |
| China H-Shares | 3.6 | |||||
| Japan 225 | ||||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | 7.0 | |||||
| South Africa 40 | 28.4 | |||||
| France 40 | 0.4 | |||||
| Stoxx 600 | 2.5 |
* 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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