Newsquawk Weekly Economic Calendar - 20th-24th April 2026

Newsquawk Staff · 17 Apr 2026, 15:20 UTC

Monday

Data: Chinese LPR (Apr), German PPI (Mar), Canadian Inflation (Mar), New Zealand NZIER Business Confidence (Q1), New Zealand Inflation (Q1)
Events: BoC SCE (Apr)
Speakers: ECB’s Lagarde
Earnings: Cleveland-Cliffs

Tuesday

Data: Japanese Balance of Trade (Mar), German/EZ ZEW Sentiment Index (Apr), UK Jobs Report (Feb), US ADP Employment Change Weekly, US Retail Sales (Mar), US Pending Home Sales (Mar), US Atlanta Fed GDP
Events: Eurogroup Foreign Affairs Council (Apr); Senate Fed chair confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh
Speakers: ECB’s de Guindos
Supply: UK, Germany
Earnings: UnitedHealth, GE Aerospace, United Airlines, Thales, Vivendi, ASM International

Wednesday

Data: UK Inflation (Mar), South African Inflation (Mar), EZ Consumer Confidence (Apr)
Events: CBRT Policy Announcement (Apr), Bank of Indonesia Policy Announcement (Apr)
Speakers: ECB’s Elderson, Lane, Cipollone, Lagarde; BoE’s Breeden
Supply: Australia, Germany, US
Earnings: Vertiv, Boeing, GE Vernova, AT&T, Tesla, ServiceNow, IBM, L'Oreal, Danone, Accor, Akzo Nobel

Thursday

Data: Global Flash PMIs (Apr), UK PSNB (Mar), French Business Confidence (Apr), Mexican Inflation (Apr), Canadian PPI (Mar), US Jobless Claims (Apr/18)
Events: ECB Wage Tracker
Supply: US
Earnings: Blackstone, Freeport-McMoran, American Airlines, Keurig Dr Pepper, Intel, Lockheed Martin, SAP, Safran, Sanofi, Vinci, Orange, STMicroelectronics

Friday

Data: Japanese Inflation (Mar), UK Retail Sales (Mar), German Ifo Survey (Apr), Canadian Retail Sales (Feb), US UoM Survey Final (Apr)
Events: CBR Policy Announcement (Apr)
Speakers: SNB's Schlegel
Supply: Australia, Italy
Earnings: Procter & Gamble, Eni

Sources

What our latest note said

US Market Open, 2 Nov, 11:13 UTC · what it led with

US President Trump reportedly favours giving diplomacy with Iran more time before considering renewed military strikes, Axios reported.
Iran reportedly conveyed seven conditions to Qatar for reaching an agreement with Washington, including lifting the US blockade of Iranian ports, Kyodo reported.

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ECB policymakers see a December rate hike followed by a pause; New ECB staff estimates show the rise in bond yields cutting growth by a cumulative 100bps and inflation by 90bps in 2027-28 vs the September baseline, according to reports, citing sources.
EUR/USD−0.1%
ECB President Lagarde (Q&A) says policymakers believe they are in a good position to wait for incoming information. The situation they are in could have warranted a hike.
EUR/USD+0.1%
US President Trump expected to remove some tariffs on Canada in a bid to help Senator Susan Collins, WSJ reports.
USD/CAD−0.2%

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