Newsquawk Weekly Economic Calendar - 13th-17th April 2026

This week's economic calendar is filled with key data releases, including U.S.

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has requested a postponement of his corruption trial testimony, which was scheduled to resume next week.

Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi says US must adhere to commitments to include Lebanon in ceasefire and to halt Israeli attacks against Lebanon, via State Media

Newsquawk Weekly Economic Calendar - 13th-17th April 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi emphasized the need for the US to adhere to its commitments with relation to Lebanon

Kuwait's Army says an Iranian attack targeted National Guard facilities, caused injuries to a number of personnel; dealt with a total of seven drone incursions in the last 24hrs

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Sunday

  • Events: Hungarian Parliamentary Elections

Monday

  • Data: US Existing Home Sales (Mar)
  • Events: OPEC MOMR (Apr)
  • Speakers: ECB's de Guindos; RBA's Hauser; Fed's Miran
  • Earnings: Goldman Sachs, LVMH

Tuesday

  • Data: Australian Consumer Confidence (Apr), Chinese Balance of Trade (Mar), Japanese Industrial Production Final (Feb), Swedish CPIF Final (Mar), German Wholesale Prices (Mar), Spanish HICP Final (Mar), US NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar), ADP Weekly Change, PPI (Mar), South Korean Export/Import Prices (Mar)
  • Events: IEA OMR (Apr), IMF World Economic Outlook Press Briefing (Apr)
  • Speakers: BoE's Mann, Bailey, Greene; ECB's Lane, Cipollone, Lagarde; Fed's Goolsbee, Barr, Paulson, Collins
  • Supply: Japan, Netherlands, Germany
  • Earnings: JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock, Citi, J&J, Wells Fargo, BMW, Kering

Wednesday

  • Data: South Korean Unemployment Rate (Mar), French HICP Final (Mar), EZ Industrial Production (Feb), US Export/Import Prices (Mar)
  • Events: Fed Beige Book (Apr)
  • Speakers: Fed’s Barr, Bowman; ECB’s Cipollone, Lagarde, Schnabel; BoE’s Bailey; SNB’s Schlegel; RBA’s Hauser
  • Supply: Australia, Germany
  • Earnings: Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, ASML, Hermes

Thursday

  • 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

Friday

  • Data: Italian Balance of Trade (Feb), Canadian Housing Starts (Mar)
  • Speakers: Fed’s Daly, Barkin, Waller
  • Supply: Australia
  • Earnings: State Street, Marsh & McLennan
  • Credit Review: Morningstar DBRS reviews credit rating on the EU and Italy

Saturday

  • Data: Japanese Inflation (Mar)
Context

existing home sales and PPI, which will be important for gauging economic momentum. Additionally, China's Q1 GDP and Australia's jobs report could influence global market sentiment, especially in relation to commodity currencies and equities. In light of earnings reports and central bank speeches, traders should be prepared for potential volatility as these results may shift expectations for monetary policy.

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