Ugandan military: Ugandan and Democratic Republic of Congo forces have rescued 200 prisoners from militants linked to the Islamic State.

BARCLAYS EXPECTS ECB TO DELIVER 25 BP RATE HIKES EACH IN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER 2026 VS PRIOR FORECAST OF HIKES IN APRIL AND JUNE

1. Monday: ① Data: China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR) as of April 20; Germany's March PPI month-on-month; Canada's March CPI month-on-month; China's March total electricity consumption year-on-year; China's March total electricity consumption; China's March year-to-date national installed power generation capacity; China's March year-to-date national installed power generation capacity year-on-year. ② Events: Speeches by German Chancellor Merz and ECB President Lagarde. 2. Tuesday: ① Data: Switzerland's March trade balance; UK's February three-month ILO unemployment rate; UK's March unemployment rate; UK's March jobless claims; Germany's April ZEW economic sentiment index; Eurozone's April ZEW economic sentiment index; US March retail sales month-on-month; US February business inventories month-on-month; US March pending home sales month-on-month. ② Events: A new round of price adjustments for domestic refined oil products will begin; the temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran expires; Trump states that a US delegation will travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran; the US Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing on Kevin Warsh's nomination as Federal Reserve Chairman [simultaneous interpretation]. 3. Wednesday: ① Data: US API and EIA crude oil inventory data for the week ending April 17; UK March CPI month-on-month rate, UK March Retail Price Index month-on-month rate; Eurozone April Consumer Confidence Index preliminary value. ② Events: Due to the rollover, NYMEX May crude oil futures will complete its final trading session on April 22 at 2:30 AM, and its final electronic trading session at 5:00 AM. Please pay attention to the exchange's rollover announcements to manage risk. Additionally, some trading platforms' US oil contracts typically expire one day earlier than NYMEX's official expiration date; please be aware of this. 4. Thursday: ① Data: China's March SWIFT RMB share in global payments; UK March public sector net borrowing; France, Germany, and the Eurozone April manufacturing PMI preliminary readings; UK April manufacturing and services PMI preliminary readings; UK April CBI industrial order balance; US initial jobless claims for the week ending April 18; US April S&P Global Manufacturing PMI preliminary reading; US April S&P Global Services PMI preliminary reading; US EIA natural gas storage for the week ending April 17. ② Events: ECB President Lagarde speaks; Tesla releases earnings report after US stock market closes. 5. Friday: ① Data: UK April GfK Consumer Confidence Index; Japan March core CPI year-on-year rate; UK March seasonally adjusted retail sales month-on-month rate; Germany April IFO Business Climate Index; Canada February retail sales month-on-month rate; US April University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index final reading; US April one-year inflation rate expectations final reading. 6. Saturday: ① Data: US total oil rig count for the week ending April 24. ② Event: US President Trump hosts a White House Correspondents' Dinner in early summer. ③ Holiday: The Sydney Stock Exchange is closed for one day.