United States
- Fed April meeting minutes released Wednesday, focus on inflation bias and
policy stance.
- Data flow includes PMIs, housing starts, jobless claims, and University of
Michigan sentiment.
- May 20: Nvidia earnings, key test of AI-driven equity momentum.
China
- PBoC likely to keep 1-year and 5-year Loan Prime Rates unchanged on Wednesday.
- May 18: Retail sales, industrial production, property prices, and fixed-asset
investment data expected to show weak domestic demand but resilient industrial
output.
- May 21–22: JPMorgan Global China Summit in Shanghai, with CEO Jamie Dimon
attending.
- May 22–23: APEC trade ministers meeting in China.
- May 23–24: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visits China, including a B2B forum to
deepen economic ties.
Other countries
- Japan: Q1 GDP Tuesday (expected modest growth), CPI Friday.
- Eurozone and UK: Flash PMIs Thursday; UK also releases unemployment (Tuesday)
and CPI (Wednesday).
- Australia: RBA minutes Tuesday, employment data Thursday.
