Wednesday June 26
On Wednesday UK Finance will publish mortgage approvals for May.
British banks approved 42,989 mortgages for new house purchase in April 2019, up 11.5% from a year earlier. Has this momentum been sustained?
Thursday June 27
A slew of Eurozone economic data will be published covering consumer confidence price trends, economic and industrial sentiment. The Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the Euro Area declined to 0.3 in May 2019 from 0.42 in the previous month and below market expectations of 0.4.
Friday June 28
Nationwide UK house price survey
Saturday June 29
G20 summit begins
Monday July 1
A big day for macroeconomic indicators as IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI data will be is published for the UK, Italy, France and Germany. Also the Bank of England publishes UK mortgage approvals for June.
Wednesday July 3
UK service PMI for June
Thursday July 4
UK new car sales
Friday July 5
UK: Monthly and annual house price data – the Halifax.
US: monthly job statistics (non-farm payrolls)
Wednesday July 10
UK: monthly GDP and industrial output figures – ONS
UK: balance of trade figures
US: minutes from June FOMC meeting (detail on interest rate decision)
Friday July 12
Eurozone: industrial production figures
Tuesday July 16
UK unemployment figures
Wednesday July 17
UK and Euro Area: monthly inflation figures
Friday July 19
UK: public sector net borrowing June
Wednesday July 24
UK finance mortgage approvals
Thursday July 25
DIARY REMINDER : European central bank interest rate decision
Wednesday July 31
DIARY REMINDER US: Cut or hold? The Fed announces its decision on interest rates
SECOND QUARTER AND HALF-YEAR EARNINGS AT A GLANCE
Second quarter and first half earnings season begins in July. UK, food delivery company Ocado and US drinks giant Pepsico kick earnings on July 8, then reporting comes thick and fast fromJuly 15, led by the US financial sector before blue-chips and mid-cap corporates alike give an update on trading and the broader economic backdrop. Here are some of the most important earnings announcements in the month ahead
Wednesday July 10
UK pub group JD Wetherspoon gives an update on the impact of Brexit on consumer habits.
Monday July 15
US earnings season kicks off with Citigroup Inc and asset management giant Blackrock Inc reporting second quarter results. In the UK mining company Rio Tinto unveils its operations review for the three months to the end of June.
Tuesday July 16
35 US companies report earnings including Wall Street heavyweights Goldman Sachs,JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo. Corporate earnings begin to emerge with online retailer EBay, consumer products company Johnson & Johnson and US oil pipeline giant Kinder Morgan among the blue-chip highlights. Luxury brand Burberry and credit rating agency Experian lead the FTSE100 earnings calendar.
Thursday 17 July
IBM, Microsoft and Netflix lead a cast of 54 companies reporting earnings and giving an update on the state of the global economy. Water company Severn Trent and mobile operator TalkTalk are among the UK companies to report.
Thursday 18 July
US bank earnings season continues with State Street Corp along with a number of regional lenders. Cigarette company Philip Morris also updates investors. In the UK, troubled travel group Thomas Cook will come under the spotlight for signs of progress in its turnaround plans, while budget airline Easyjet, discount retailer Sports Direct and Moneysupermarket.com are among the other blue-chips reporting.
Monday July 22
US defence technology United Technologies will provide an update of its acquisition of smaller rival Raytheon as it reports results. Oil giant Haliburton also features along with 123 other companies presenting second quarter results.
Tuesday July 23
Facebook will provide an update on the progress towards the implementation of crypto-currency Libra while drinks giant Coca Cola and Kimberly-Clark are among 179 companies reporting earnings. UK retailer ASOS is also due to report.
Wednesday July 24
US earnings remains in full flight with American Airlines joining Amazon AT&T, Ford Motor Co, Expedia and fast-food restaurant chain McDonalds among 216 companies reporting. In the UK drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline, broadcaster ITV, drinks marketing group Britvic and Tullow Oil all report.
Thursday July 25
Alphabet, the parent company of search engine Google, Anheuser-BuschInbev, coffee chain Starbucks, and chipmaker Intel lead a list of 82 companies reporting earnings. The FTSE100 reporting season also hits it stride, with pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca, mining group Anglo-American, consumer goods company Unilever, and drinks giant Diageo among the corporate heavyweights.
Friday July 26
Twitter is the name to watch among seven US companies reporting earnings. In the UK, Vodafone releases first quarter results for 2020
Monday July 29
US earnings seasons reaches its climax with Apple and Proctor & Gamble among 235 US companies to report second quarter and first half results. In the UK, shopping centre owner Hammerson will update the market on the progress of its £900m disposal plan.
Tuesday July 30
With US earnings season starting to recede, the FTSE comes to the fore with Aggreko, BP, Centrica, and Jupiter Fund Management leading the charge.
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