[Key Events and Data Preview for This Week: China's Trade Balance and Q1 GDP; A flurry of speeches by Fed officials on Wednesday]
Monday:
①Data: US March Existing Home Sales (Annualized); China March M2 Money Supply (Annualized).
②Events: OPEC releases its monthly oil market report; the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank hold their Spring Meetings until April 17; Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda visits the US from April 13 to 18 to attend the G20 and IMF meetings.
Tuesday:
①Data: US March NFIB Small Business Confidence Index; US March PPI (Year-on-Year); US March PPI (Month-on-Month); China's March Trade Balance (in USD); China's March Trade Balance.
②Events: The Federal Reserve Board hosts "Strengthening the US Economy through Rural Investment: A Working Forum"; the IEA releases its monthly oil market report; the IMF releases its World Economic Outlook report.
Wednesday:
① Data: US API and EIA crude oil inventory data for the week ending April 10; French March CPI final reading; Eurozone February industrial production month-on-month; Canadian February wholesale sales month-on-month; US April New York Fed Manufacturing Index, US March Import Price Index month-on-month, US April NAHB Housing Market Index.
② Events: The National Energy Administration releases total electricity consumption data around the 15th of each month; Bank of England Governor Bailey participates in a panel discussion at Columbia University; 2027 FOMC voting member and Chicago Fed President Goolsby participates in a panel discussion ahead of the Semafor 2026 World Economic Conference; Fed Governor Barr delivers opening remarks at a working forum hosted by the Fed Board of Governors; Philadelphia Fed President Paulson, Richmond Fed President Barkin, Boston Fed President Collins, and Fed Governor Barr participate in a fireside chat at the Fed Board of Governors' working forum; European Central Bank President Lagarde delivers a speech.
Thursday:
Data:
Australia's March seasonally adjusted unemployment rate;
China's Q1 GDP year-on-year growth rate,
China's March retail sales year-on-year growth rate,
China's March industrial output year-on-year growth rate;
UK's February three-month GDP month-on-month growth rate,
UK's February manufacturing output month-on-month growth rate,
UK's February seasonally adjusted goods trade balance,
UK's February industrial production month-on-month growth rate;
Eurozone's March final CPI year-on-year growth rate,
Eurozone's March final CPI month-on-month growth rate;
US initial jobless claims for the week ending April 11,
US April Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index,
US March industrial production month-on-month growth rate,
US EIA natural gas storage for the week ending April 10. ② Events: Federal Reserve Governor Bowman speaks at the Institute of International Finance Forum; the Federal Reserve releases its Beige Book on economic conditions; Bank of England Governor Bailey speaks on global economic imbalances on the sidelines of the IMF meeting; the National Bureau of Statistics releases its monthly report on residential sales prices in 70 large and medium-sized cities; the State Council Information Office holds a press conference on the operation of the national economy; FOMC permanent voting member and New York Fed President Williams speaks; the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting is held. ③ Earnings Report: TSMC.
Friday:
① Data: Eurozone February seasonally adjusted current account, Eurozone February seasonally adjusted trade balance.
Saturday:
① Data: Total number of US oil rigs for the week ending April 17.
② Event: 2027 FOMC voting member and Richmond Fed President Barkin speaks.
