Newsquawk Daily Economic Releases - 16th April 2026

The upcoming economic releases include a variety of key data points from multiple regions, particularly focusing on Australian jobs, Chinese GDP, and U.S.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 15 Apr 2026, 15:20 UTCOn the live feed at 15:00 UTC — 4 more headlines followed before this page went public

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15:12

US and Iran reportedly weigh extending their ceasefire by two weeks, Bloomberg reports

15:06

Israeli Chief of Staff Zamir says we have approved military plans to continue fighting in Lebanon and Iran, via Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya

15:00

Newsquawk Daily Economic Releases - 16th April 2026

14:57

Iran has abandoned the use of intermediaries to sell its oil following a number of IRGC officials being killed, WSJ reports citing IRNA

14:54

US House Speaker Johnson expects a 'skinny' reconcilliation package to arrive in the next week

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Data: Australian Jobs Report (Mar), Chinese GDP (Q1), Industrial Production (Mar), Unemployment Rate (Mar), UK GDP (Feb), Industrial Production (Feb), Italian HICP Final (Mar), EZ HICP Final (Mar), US Jobless Claims (Apr/11), Philly Fed Index (Apr), Industrial/Manufacturing Production (Mar), New Zealand Food Inflation (Mar)
Events: ECB Minutes (Mar), SNB Minutes (Mar)
Speakers: Fed’s Williams, Miran; ECB’s Schnabel, Nagel, Lane; RBA’s Hunter; BoE’s Taylor
Supply: Spain, France, UK
Earnings: TSMC, Abbott, Charles Schwab, PepsiCo, Netflix, Tesco, Pernod Ricard

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jobless claims. These metrics will provide insights into labor market conditions and growth trends, which are crucial for shaping expectations around monetary policy and could generate volatility across currency and fixed income markets. Given the broad geographic scope, watch how these reports interact with forecasts and previous trends, as they may influence the central banks' future guidance.

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