Week ahead: Chinese trade data, US CPI in focus

by | Apr 9, 2021

Investors’ attention over the coming week will be divided between a slew of data due out on either side of the Pacific, in China and the US.
In the People’s Republic of China, foreign trade numbers covering March are scheduled for release on Tuesday, followed by a barrage of activity indicators for that same month on Friday.

Stateside meanwhile, the spotlight is likely to be on consumer price data, also for March, which is expected to show an acceleration in the annual rate of headline inflation from 1.7% for February to 2.5%.

But while base effects and the reopening of the economy are expected to drive prices higher over “the coming months”, Barclays Research was telling clients that any overshoot of the US central bank’s inflation target would not be sustained.

That was because of the “significant” amount of slack still present in the jobs market.

Thursday will be another key session Stateside, where a raft of economic data is due to be published, including a reading on March retail sales.

On home shores, the most important day will be Tuesday, with a reading on monthly GDP for February due out.

Across the Channel, Wednesday will see a deluge of top European Central Bank officials take to the podium, including boss Christine Lagarde herself.

Monday 12 April

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)

FINALS

Belvoir Group, Concurrent Technologies, Elixirr International , Instem, Oxford Technology VCT, Xpediator

EGMS

ADES International Holding (DI)

AGMS

Cineworld Group

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

Tuesday 13 April

INTERIMS

Revolution Bars Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Clinigen Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.NPV (CDI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)

ZEW Survey (EU) – Economic Sentiment (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) – Current Situation (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) – Economic Sentiment (10:00)

FINALS

Corero Network Security, Good Energy Group, Hunters Property , JD Sports Fashion, JTC, Next Fifteen Communications, Northbridge Industrial Services, Sigmaroc , Sourcebio International

AGMS

Good Energy Group

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Seen, XP Power Ltd. (DI)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (07:00)

Index of Services (07:00)

Industrial Production (07:00)

Manufacturing Production (07:00)

Retail Sales (00:01)

Q1

Plus500 Ltd (DI)

Wednesday 14 April

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Oxford Instruments

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Assura , Yamana Gold Inc. NPV (CDI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)

Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

FINALS

Destiny Pharma , GYG, Tesco, The Mission Group

AGMS

Smith & Nephew

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Audioboom Group, Robert Walters

Thursday 15 April

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Craneware

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Barratt Developments, Manchester & London Investment Trust

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, BMO Commercial Property Trust Limited, Ediston Property Investment Company, JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Supermarket Income Reit, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited , Yew Grove Reit (CDI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Inventories (US) (15:00)

Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)

Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Industrial Production (US) (14:15)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Retail Sales (US) (13:30)

Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)

GMS

Renold

FINALS

Epwin Group, Intelligent Ultrasound Group , Oxford Biomedica, PureTech Health , Serica Energy, THG

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Ferrexpo, Rio Tinto

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jupiter Fund Management

EGMS

Ethernity Networks Ltd

AGMS

Heavitree Brewery, Helios Towers , John Lewis of Hungerford

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Deliveroo Holdings Class A , Hays, Naked Wines, Norcros, THG

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Law Debenture Corp., Micro Focus International, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), Rio Tinto

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Alpha Fx Group , EMIS Group, F&C Investment Trust, Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust , Gresham Technologies, Ibstock , JPMorgan US Smaller Co. Inv Tst, Jupiter Fund Management , Kenmare Resources (CDI), Kerry Group ‘A’ Shares (CDI), Legal & General Group, Lloyds Banking Group, Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), One Media IP Group, OSB Group , Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company , St James’s Place, Standard Life Aberdeen, STV Group, Unite Group, Vesuvius

Friday 16 April

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Brooks Macdonald Group, JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Livermore Investments Group Ltd., National Westminster 9%pf

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)

Building Permits (US) (13:30)

Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)

Housing Starts (US) (13:30)

U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)

GMS

Dods Group

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

BioPharma Credit

AGMS

Leeds Building Society 13 3/8% Bearing Shares

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ashmore Group, Essentra

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Maven Income & Growth 3 VCT

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