The Week Ahead
Week commencing 23 February
Chris Beauchamp's insight
It is a big week for earnings, with 20% of the FTSE 350’s market cap reporting next week, including HSBC, one of the largest companies in the index, along with IAG and Rolls-Royce. But the biggest event will be NVIDIA’s earnings. The largest company in the world by market cap is bigger than all other UK and US earnings next week combined, and will take the lion’s share of attention.
This earnings barrage compensates for the quieter week for economic data, with mostly second tier statistics out this week.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
9am – German IFO business climate (February): expected to fall to 87.3 from 87.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US Chicago Fed (January): expected to rise to 0.3. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – US consumer confidence (February): expected to fall to 83 from 84.5. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 20 February). Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 21 February). Markets to watch: USD crosses
8.55am – German unemployment rate (February): expected to hold at 6.3%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1pm – German inflation (February, preliminary). Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – Canada gross domestic product (GDP) fourth quarter (Q4): expected to see a 0.1% contraction. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
1.30pm – US producer price index (PPI) (January): prices forecast to rise 0.3% month-on-month (MoM). Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.45pm – US Chicago PMI (February): expected to fall to 51 from 54. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Monday
9am – German IFO business climate (February): expected to fall to 87.3 from 87.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US Chicago Fed (January): expected to rise to 0.3. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Tuesday
3pm – US consumer confidence (February): expected to fall to 83 from 84.5. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Wednesday
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 20 February). Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 21 February). Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
8.55am – German unemployment rate (February): expected to hold at 6.3%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1pm – German inflation (February, preliminary). Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – Canada GDP (Q4): expected to see a 0.1% contraction. Markets to watch: CAD crosses
1.30pm – US PPI (January): prices forecast to rise 0.3% MoM. Markets to watch: USD crosses
2.45pm – US Chicago PMI (February): expected to fall to 51 from 54. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Company announcements
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Full-year earnings |
Mony | HSBC, |
Man, WPP, Drax, |
International Consolidated Airlines, IMI, |
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| Half/ Quarterly earnings | Domino's Pizza (US) |
HP, |
Hays,
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| Trading update |
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Dividends
FTSE ex-dividend dates (26th February 2026):
FTSE 100: Alliance Witan, Unilever
FTSE 250: Brunner Investment Trust, Ashmore
Index adjustments
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Monday 23 February |
Tuesday 24 February |
Wednesday 25 February |
Thursday 26 February |
Friday 27 February |
Monday 2 March |
| FTSE 100 | 3.71 | |||||
| Australia 200 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.9 |
| Wall Street | 8.0 | 7.3 | 35.2 | 11.5 | ||
| US 500 | 0.42 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.27 |
| Nasdaq 100 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 2.90 | 0.57 | 0.73 | |
| Netherlands 25 | 1.07 | |||||
| US Russell 2000 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.60 | 0.31 | 0.12 |
| China H-Shares | 0.7 | |||||
| Japan 225 | 29.8 | |||||
| Hong Kong HS50 | ||||||
| South Africa 40 | ||||||
| France 40 | ||||||
| Stoxx 600 | 0.7 |
* 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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