Week ahead: US earnings, China data in focus
The focus over the coming week will be on the first quarter US corporate results season, with banking heavyweights Citigroup and Goldman Sachs due to report to their shareholders on Monday, followed by tech darling Nextflix the next day.
In terms of data, the holiday-shortened week will back-end loaded, with a spate of Chinese data covering first quarter GDP, retail sales and industrial production, all on Wednesday, likely to be the most closely-watched reports.
As ever, any negative surprises as regards progress in US-China trade talks or on Brexit might easily upend market sentiment.
On home turf, readings on employment, consumer prices and retail sales are scheduled for release from Tuesday onwards.
Across the Pond, the most important days will be Wednesday and Thursday, when data on retail sales and the Philly Fed's regional manufacturing index are due out.
Meanwhile, in the euro area, Thursday will bring with it the latest manufacturing sector purchasing managers' index, courtesy of IHS Markit, which typically trigger a large market reaction.
Monday April 15
INTERIMS
Carr's Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GDP (Preliminary) (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Crossword Cybersecurity, Filta Group Holdings, Mobile Tornado Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI), Rio Tinto
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Driver Group
Tuesday April 16
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
FINALS
Card Factory, Flowtech Fluidpower, JD Sports Fashion, Parity Group, Telit Communications
ANNUAL REPORT
Legal & General Group
AGMS
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company, Cloudbuy, Eland Oil & Gas, Herald Investment Trust, Quixant, XP Power Ltd. (DI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
BHP Group, Hays, Mediclinic International
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claimant Count Rate (09:30)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited (DI)
Wednesday April 17
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Haynes Publishing Group, Hotel Chocolat Group , JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Assura , Duke Royalty Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Building Permits (US) (13:30)
Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (00:00)
Current Account (EU) (10:00)
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
FINALS
AFI Development, Amryt Pharma, Serica Energy
ANNUAL REPORT
Chesnara, K3 Business Technology Group, K3 Business Technology Group, Robinson
AGMS
Bunzl, Dialight, Diversified Gas & Oil, Drax Group, Harwood Wealth Management Group, Hunting
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
SEGRO
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (09:30)
Producer Price Index (09:30)
Retail Price Index (09:30)
Q1
Etalon Group GDR (Reg S)
Thursday April 18
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Thorpe (F.W.)
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
SCS Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV, Supermarket Income Reit, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Inventories (US) (15:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
IMSS
Reckitt Benckiser Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Rio Tinto
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bodycote, John Laing Group
EGMS
UK Commercial Property Reit Limited
AGMS
Domino's Pizza Group, Green Energy Technology Inc. GDR (Reg S), Octopus AIM VCT 2, SEGRO
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Moneysupermarket.com Group, PZ Cussons, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Rentokil Initial, Unilever
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Athelney Trust, Chemring Group, Crest Nicholson Holdings, Heavitree Brewery, Heavitree Brewery 'A' Shares, Law Debenture Corp., Rio Tinto, Transgloble Energy Corporation NPV (DI)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aggreko, BAE Systems, Bodycote, Capital & Counties Properties , Centamin (DI), Drax Group, Hastings Group Holdings , Hunting, Inmarsat, John Laing Group , Kaz Minerals , M. P. Evans Group, National Express Group, Pendragon, Polypipe Group , Property Franchise Group, Quixant, Rathbone Brothers, Reckitt Benckiser Group, RPS Group, Stilo International, Trinity Exploration & Production, Tyman, Vesuvius, Vitec Group
Friday April 19
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Seneca Growth Capital Vct B
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
ANNUAL REPORT
Henry Boot
AGMS
Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (10:30)