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The following is an extract from IHS Markit's latest Week
Ahead Economic Preview. For the full report (including Special
Reports) please click on the 'Download Full Report' link.
Industrial production and retail sales updates for the US and
China
Central bank meetings in the UK, Japan, Brazil and Russia
Key releases in the coming week include industrial production
and retail sales for the US and China, helping to gauge
manufacturing and consumer trends as the world's two largest
economies eased lockdowns. Jobs data are meanwhile issued in the
US, China and the UK, while inflation numbers are updated in the
Eurozone, Japan and UK.
It's also a busy week for central banks, with markets looking
for views from policymakers on expected recovery speeds and whether
any new tools might be deployed to help ease downturns. Policy
decisions are due in the UK, Japan, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia and
Taiwan. Minutes from prior meetings are meanwhile published in
Japan and Australia.
Industrial production and retail sales data for the US are
updated for May, and will be eagerly awaited for confirmation that
the worst of the economic downturn from the pandemic has passed.
IHS Markit PMI surveys, which fell into contraction back in
February, look to have bottomed out in April, rising in both
manufacturing and services in May. Other US data releases include
the current account, housing starts, business inventories, surveys
from the Empire State and Philly Fed, plus weekly jobless
claims.
In Asia, the focus is on China with production and retail sales
data eagerly awaited to assess the extent to which economic
activity may be recovering after the relatively early relaxation of
virus restrictions. Surveys show domestic demand driving the
rebound in China, with trade dragging. Fresh trade data from Japan,
Singapore and Taiwan will therefore also draw scrutiny to help
gauge global trade. Two sets of monetary policy meeting minutes
will be released: while Japan's central bank offered new support
for smaller firms, the RBA turned the focus to fiscal stimulus.
In Europe, markets will be expecting the Bank of England to
announce more asset purchases and will seek clues as to
policymakers' appetite for negative interest rates. The Monetary
Policy Committee meeting is preceded by updates to inflation and
labour market data, and followed by retail sales numbers. A
relatively quiet week for Eurozone economics sees the release of
final inflation, construction and trade data.
Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™) data are compiled by IHS Markit for more than 40 economies worldwide. The monthly data are derived from surveys of senior executives at private sector companies, and are available only via subscription. The PMI dataset features a headline number, which indicates the overall health of an economy, and sub-indices, which provide insights into other key economic drivers such as GDP, inflation, exports, capacity utilization, employment and inventories. The PMI data are used by financial and corporate professionals to better understand where economies and markets are headed, and to uncover opportunities.
