Economic calendar
Unemployment figures, company earnings reports and elections – keep track of key announcements and other events that could affect the markets.
Monday 12 October to Sunday 18 October
US CPI
Wednesday, October 14
13:30 BST
Following the recent soft patch in US data, which took the sting out of the dollar and yields rally, all eyes will be on September inflation data this week with CPI on Wednesday and PPI due on Thursday. Investors will not want to see a sharp rise in CPI as that could trigger fresh volatility in financial markets. CPI has been easing in recent months to stand at 2.4% year on year in August.
What to watch: USD, Gold
Central bank speeches
All week
The heads of major central banks are due to speak at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, in Bangkok. BoE’s Bailey, ECB’s Lagarde and BOC’s Macklem all speak on Wednesday, while the likes of SNB’s Schlegel (Thursday) and Fed’s Warsh (Friday) will deliver their speeches later on in the week.
What to watch: Gold, Indices
US retail sales
Thursday, October 15
13:30
Thursday will see the release of several macro pointers from the US economy. As well as retail sales, we will have PPI, jobless claims and a couple of manufacturing indices from key states. Together with CPI a day earlier, these data releases could set the tone for the direction of U.S. dollar for the remainder of the week, with no other major releases expected until the FOMC meeting at the twilight of the month.
What to watch: USD, Nasdaq 100