Newsquawk Weekly Economic Calendar - 18th-22nd May 2026

Monday

• Holidays: Canadian Victoria Day
• Data: Chinese Industrial Production (Apr), Unemployment Rate (Apr), Retail Sales (Apr)
• Speakers: BoE's Greene, Mann
• Supply: Japan, the EU
• Earnings: Baidu, Ryanair

Tuesday

• Data: Japanese GDP (Q1), UK Jobs Report (Mar/Apr), Average Earnings (Mar), US ADP Employment Change Weekly, Canadian CPI (Apr)
• Events: RBA Minutes (Apr)
• Speakers: RBA's Hunter; BoE's Breeden
• Supply: The UK, Germany
• Earnings: Home Depot

Wednesday

• Data: Chinese LPR (May), German PPI (Apr), UK Inflation Report (Apr), EU Inflation Final (Apr), New Zealand Trade Balance (Apr)
• Events: FOMC Minutes (Apr)
• Speakers: Fed's Paulson
• Supply: Japan, Germany, the US
• Earnings: Target, Nvidia, Intuit

Thursday

• Data: Global S&P PMIs Flash (May), Japanese Trade Balance (Apr), Australian Employment Report (Apr), US Initial Jobless Claims (May/16), EU Consumer Confidence Flash (May)
• Events: Banxico Minutes (May)
• Speakers: BoJ's Koeda; BoE's Taylor
• Supply: Spain, France, the UK
• Earnings: Walmart, Deere

Friday

• Data: Japanese CPI (Apr), German GfK Consumer Confidence (Jun), GDP Final (Q1), Ifo Business Climate (May), UK Retail Sales (Apr), PSNB (Apr), Canadian Retail Sales (Mar), University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Final (May)
• Events: BoC SLOS (May)
• Credit Ratings: Scope Ratings on China; Moody's on Hungary, Portugal, the UK; S&P on Norway