The Week Ahead
Week commencing 21 September
Chris Beauchamp's insight
Markets continue to digest the impact of rate hikes from the Fed and the Bank of Japan, rising oil prices and increases in government borrowing costs. This week’s main event will be the Trump-Xi summit, though little concrete is expected. Global PMIs provide an insight into the world economy, with the German IFO index also noteworthy. On the corporate front, updates from JDSports, Ceres Power and Kingfisher will interest UK investors, and in the US Costco is the main earnings event of the week.
Economic reports
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Weekly view
1.30pm – US Chicago Fed index (August): index expected to rise to 0.2 from -0.08. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3pm – eurozone consumer confidence (September, flash): expected to fall to -17 from -15.5. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
8.30am – German PMI (September, flash): index expected to fall to 53.6 from 54.3. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
9am – eurozone PMI (September, flash): manufacturing PMI forecast to hold at 52.7, and services to fall to 51.5 from 51.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
9.30am – UK PMI (September, flash): services forecast to rise to 52.6 and manufacturing to hold at 51.7. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
2.45pm – US PMI (September, flash): manufacturing expected to drop to 53 from 53.9, and services to fall to 56.4 from 56.5. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 18 September): stockpiles fell by 640,000 barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Trump-Xi summit: the meeting is expected to cover Iran, trade and AI developments.
1.30am – Japan PMI (September, flash): manufacturing forecast to fall to 54 from 54.9, and services to fall to 52 from 52.5. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
2.30am – Australia employment (August): unemployment rate expected to hold at 4.5%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
9am – German IFO index (September): index forecast to rise to 89 from 88.8. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 19 September): claims expected to rise to 201K from 199K. Markets to watch: USD crosses
1.30pm – US durable goods orders (August): orders expected to fall 0.5%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Monday
1.30pm – US Chicago Fed index (August): index expected to rise to 0.2 from -0.08. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Tuesday
3pm – eurozone consumer confidence (September, flash): expected to fall to -17 from -15.5. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
Wednesday
8.30am – German PMI (September, flash): index expected to fall to 53.6 from 54.3. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
9am – eurozone PMI (September, flash): manufacturing PMI forecast to hold at 52.7, and services to fall to 51.5 from 51.6. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
9.30am – UK PMI (September, flash): services forecast to rise to 52.6 and manufacturing to hold at 51.7. Markets to watch: GBP crosses
2.45pm – US PMI (September, flash): manufacturing expected to drop to 53 from 53.9, and services to fall to 56.4 from 56.5. Markets to watch: USD crosses
3.30pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 18 September): stockpiles fell by 640,000 barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI
Thursday
Trump-Xi summit: the meeting is expected to cover Iran, trade and AI developments.
1.30am – Japan PMI (September, flash): manufacturing forecast to fall to 54 from 54.9, and services to fall to 52 from 52.5. Markets to watch: JPY crosses
2.30am – Australia employment (August): unemployment rate expected to hold at 4.5%. Markets to watch: AUD crosses
9am – German IFO index (September): index forecast to rise to 89 from 88.8. Markets to watch: EUR crosses
1.30pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 19 September): claims expected to rise to 201K from 199K. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Friday
1.30pm – US durable goods orders (August): orders expected to fall 0.5%. Markets to watch: USD crosses
Company announcements
Dividends
FTSE ex-dividend dates (24th September):
FTSE 100: Standard Life, Computacenter
FTSE 250: Drax, Rightmove, Harworth, GlobalData, Pollen Street
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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