Market moving info – week starting November 14, 2016

Here’s a summary of last week’s market moving news and a look ahead to the data, events and earnings reports that are likely to move the markets in the week starting November 14.

Last week:          

  • Donald Trump won the US presidential election, sending bond yields everywhere higher. Some commentators say his victory will embolden populists in Europe but it is also possible that it will motivate the moderate voters to turn up and vote in future elections.

This week:

Monday, November 14

Europe:

  • Eurozone industrial production for September.
  • Italy consumer price inflation for October.

US:

  • None of note.

Rest of the world:

  • China industrial production for October.
  • China fixed-asset investment for October.
  • Japan third-quarter GDP (released on Sunday).

Corporate events:

  • RWE earnings.

Tuesday, November 15

Europe:

  • Eurozone third-quarter GDP second reading.
  • Eurozone trade balance for September.
  • Germany third-quarter GDP.
  • UK consumer price inflation for October.

US:

  • Retail sales for October.
  • NY empire state manufacturing index for November.
  • Business inventories for September.

Rest of the world:

  • India wholesale price inflation for October.

Corporate events:

  • Easyjet, Vodafone, Home Depot earnings.

Wednesday, November 16

Europe:

  • UK unemployment for September.

US

  • Weekly mortgage applications data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
  • Weekly crude inventories.
  • Producer price inflation for October.
  • Industrial production for October.

Rest of the world:

  • Australia wage price index for the third quarter.

Corporate events:

  • Bouygues, Raiffeisen Bank International, Cisco Systems, Lowe’s, Target earnings.

Thursday, November 17

Europe:

  • Eurozone consumer price inflation for October.
  • France unemployment for the third quarter.
  • Italy trade balance for September.
  • UK retail sales for October.

US:

  • Weekly natural gas inventories.
  • Weekly jobless claims.
  • Consumer price inflation for October.
  • Building permits for October.
  • Housing starts for October.
  • Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index for November.

Rest of the world:

  • Australia unemployment rate for October.

Corporate events:

  • Ahold, Delhaize, Johnson Matthey, KBC, Royal Mail, Applied Materials, Best Buy, Salesforce.com, Gap, Staples, Walmart, Sears earnings.

Friday, November 18

Europe

  • Eurozone current account balance, investment flow for September.
  • Germany producer price inflation for October.

US

  • CB Leading Index for October.

Rest of the world:

  • China house prices for October.
  • Canada consumer price inflation for October.

Corporate events:

  • Abercrombie & Fitch, Foot Locker earnings.