This week's schedule includes several key economic data releases, central bank meetings, and corporate earnings reports across various regions.
Australia
- Wednesday: Lynas Rare Earths production update.
- Thursday: December Labour force figures are expected to show 30,000 new jobs created, with unemployment potentially rising to 4.4% due to increased participation.
China
- Monday: Fourth quarter GDP, industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment data for December will be released. Full-year growth is projected to reach the 5% target.
- Tuesday: Announcement of the 5-year prime loan rate.
European Union
- Monday: December Consumer Price Index (CPI) data will be published.
- Friday: Release of Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data.
United States
- Monday: Markets are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Day.
- Tuesday: December new home sales figures.
- Wednesday: December housing starts data. President Trump is scheduled to address the World Economic Forum. The US Supreme Court is expected to hear initial arguments regarding President Trump's effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Investors are awaiting a Supreme Court decision on the legality of Trump's global tariffs.
- Thursday: November personal spending data and the final reading of Q3 GDP.
- Friday: Release of PCE inflation, consumer spending, and flash PMI data.
Japan
- Friday: The Bank of Japan's interest rate decision and December CPI data.
Central Bank Meetings
Central banks in Japan (Friday) and Indonesia (Wednesday) are scheduled to meet; no changes to their current rate settings are anticipated.
Corporate Earnings
Major companies reporting earnings this week include Netflix (Tuesday), Proctor & Gamble (Thursday), and Intel (Thursday).