Next Week’s Menu: July 18-24, 2026

July 17, 2026

Central Banks: Monetary authorities at the European Central Bank and in Indonesia, Turkey, Hungary, South Africa, China, Russia and Kazakhstan will be reviewing their policy interest rates. ECB President holds a press conference.

Special Event: British Prime minister resigns on Monday and will be succeeded by the new Labour Party leader Andy Burnham. The new full cabinet will be revealed.

U.S. Economic Data Releases: Preliminary July purchasing manager survey results, Chicago Fed National Activity Index, new home saless, consumer confidence, Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey, and indices of U.S. leading and coincident economic indicators. Weekly jobless insurance claims, mortgage applications, energy inventories and chain store sales.

Japanese and Chinese Releases: Japanese trade balance, consumer prices and preliminary PMI survey results. Chinese foreign direct investment and index of leading economic indicators.

Selected Other Asia: Consumer prices in Hong Kong and Singapore. South Korean GDP and producer prices. Indian flash PMI results and index of leading economic indicators. Malaysian trade balance and South Korean producer prices.

Euroland Releases: Preliminary PMI surveys, ZEW Institute survey of investor sentiment, and construction output.

Members of the Euro Area: German and French flash PMIs. German, Spanish, Estonian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Irish, Finnish, and Latvian producer prices. German, French, Dutch, Slovenian, and Belgian consumer sentiment. French and Belgian business confidence. German ZEW survey of investor sentiment and Spain’s trade balance.

U.K. and Switzerland: British labor market statistics, consumer prices, producer prices, preliminary PMI, retail sales, consumer confidence, Rightmove house price index, and CBI-compiled surveys of industrial trends and distributive trades. Swiss trade surplus.

Eastern Europe: Polish and Russian producer prices and industrial production. Czech business sentiment and consumer confidence. Polish retail sales.

Nordic Europe: Swedish producer prices. Icelandic CPI and PPI.

Australia and New Zealand: Australian labor market data, Westpac-compiled leading economy index and preliminary purchasing manager survey results. New Zealand trade balance and consumer prices.

Turkey and South Africa: Turkish consumer confidence and business sentiment. South African retail sales and CPI.

Canadian and Mexican Releases: Canadian CPI, PPI, retail sales and manufacturing sales and orders. Mexican unemployment and retail sales.

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