Inflation hits the global headlines this week with CPI data due in Germany, the US, China and France. In the UK we’ll see the latest average earnings, claimant count change, industrial and manufacturing production and trade balance figures. The earnings schedule picks up in the second half of the week with reports from PepsiCo, BlackRock, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Fastenal, Delta, Südzucker, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, PNC, US Bancorp and UnitedHealth. Monday 10 October While Japan enjoys its Sports Day public holiday, it’s a quiet start to the week elsewhere. In the US ..read more

This week we’ll see the latest trade balance figures for Germany, US and Australia, plus eurozone retail sales. The Halifax house price index will give us a sense of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the UK housing market, while in the US the key nonfarm payrolls data is released. We’ll also get updates from Greggs, Tesco, Constellation Brands, Conagra, Ferrexpo and JD Wetherspoon. Monday 3 October While China celebrates its National Day Golden Week, Japan releases its tankan survey of business conditions early on Monday morning. Manufacturing PMI data is published throughout the day ..read more

Sportswear firm Nike reports earnings this week, along with BlackBerry, Cracker Barrel, Paychex, Jefferies, Cintax, Micron, Next, CarMax and Bed Bath & Beyond. Data includes German GDP, Ifo business climate, CPI and retail sales; US new home sales, pending home sales and GDP; and eurozone CPI. Monday 26 September This week’s flow of data began overnight with the Japanese manufacturing and services PMI updates, followed later in the morning by the first estimate of German GDP for the third quarter. Also look out for the German Ifo business climate index for September. Last month’s survey re ..read more

This week’s economic news will be dominated by interest rates, with monetary policy decisions due in Japan, the UK and the US. Also look out for Japanese CPI and German PPI, plus earnings from AutoZone, Kingfisher, Cineworld, Costco, Accenture, FedEx, PZ Cussons, CalAmp and CVS Group. Monday 19 September UK markets are closed on Monday for the special bank holiday to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. It is also a public holiday in Japan. US car parts retailer AutoZone will report fourth-quarter earnings before the US market opens. Tuesday 20 September    Kingfisher chart ..read more

It’s a big week for macroeconomic data, with German, US, UK, French and eurozone inflation data, US and UK retail sales, and the Bank of England’s latest monetary policy decision on Thursday. Earnings are scheduled from Oracle, Ocado, Petra, Tullow Oil, Dunelm, Adobe, Renishaw and Keir. Monday 12 September In the UK today’s highlights are the July industrial and manufacturing production figures, along with the July trade balance. Meanwhile in the US, enterprise software firm Oracle, on the verge of displacing Google Cloud as the world’s fastest-growing cloud vendor, will report quarterly earni ..read more

Monetary policy decisions are due in Australia and the eurozone this week, while we’ll also have GDP updates for Australia, the eurozone, Germany and Japan, plus reports on the UK housing market from the Halifax and RICS. A quiet week for earnings includes EnQuest, GameStop, Melrose, The Restaurant Group and Genus. Monday 5 September While the US celebrates Labor Day, we have services PMI data for Japan, China, France, Germany, the eurozone and the UK. Early on Monday in Australia the company gross operating profits report for Q2 was released, while later this morning we’ll get an update on eu ..read more

Ahead of Friday’s influential US nonfarm payrolls, we’ll see Australian and German retail sales this week, German and eurozone CPI and French GDP, plus manufacturing PMI data for Japan, China, France, Germany, the eurozone, the UK and the US. Earnings are due from Baidu, HP Inc, Best Buy, PVH, Ambarella, Harmony, Big Lots, Designer Brands, Brown-Forman and Ashmore. Monday 29 August While UK markets are closed for the Summer Bank Holiday on Monday, economic updates are thin on the ground. Early today in Australia the retail sales data for July was released. Figures for June showed sales rising ..read more

The US housing market is in the spotlight with new and pending home sales figures due this week. Other notable macroeconomic data includes German and US GDP updates and, in Japan, the Tokyo CPI. Companies reporting include Salesforce, Nvidia, PetroChina, VMware, Marvell, Workday and Hays. Monday 22 August It’s a relatively quiet start to the week, with earnings scheduled from cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks. Also in the US look out for the Chicago Fed’s national activity index for July, due at 1.30pm (UK time). Buy and sell global stock indices with Intertrader. Tuesday 23 August On Tues ..read more

All eyes will be on Wednesday’s UK CPI data, as we see whether inflation breaks 10%. We’ll also have updates on the UK labour market, eurozone and Japanese CPI, US and UK retail sales, and US existing home sales, while earnings are due from Henkel, Compass, BHP, Walmart, Home Depot, Cisco, Deere & Co and Foot Locker. Monday 15 August Early on Monday morning Japan released its preliminary Q2 GDP data, followed by Chinese and Japanese industrial production updates. In the US this afternoon, keep an eye out for the NY Empire State manufacturing index. Earnings come from consumer goods company ..read more

Germany dominates the earnings this week with figures from Munich Re, Fraport, E.ON, Brenntag, Deutsche Telekom, Siemens, RWE, ThyssenKrupp, Bilfinger, Ceconomy, Deutz and Freenet. We’re also due updates from AIG, News Corp, Emerson and Disney, plus Chinese, German, US and French inflation figures, OPEC’s monthly production report and UK GDP data. Monday 8 August While on Sunday China issued trade balance data, and early on Monday Japan’s latest current account was released, in the US this afternoon the Conference Board publishes its employment trends index. Insurance group AIG posts earnings ..read more