April 18-24, 2026 – Currency Thoughts
Next Week’s Menu: April 18-24, 2026
April 17, 2026
Central Banks: Monetary policies will be reviewed in China, Indonesia, Turkey, Russian, Kazakhstan and the Philippines. Breeden of the Bank of England, Schlegel of the Swiss National Bank, and Dutch Central Bank President Sleijpen and therefore member of the ECB Governing Council have public speaking engagements in the period. Confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee is scheduled Tuesday for President Trump’s nominee for Fed Chairman, Kevin Warsh.
Events: Bulgaria holds National Assembly elections on Sunday. Tuesday marks the end of the two-week U.S./Iranian ceasefire extension.
Scheduled U.S. Economic Data Releases: Preliminary S&P Global purchasing manager survey findings for April (manufacturing, services, and a composite of the two), retail sales, pending home sales, and U. Michigan index of consumer confidence. Weekly jobless insurance claims, chain store sales, mortgage applications and energy inventories.
Japanese Releases: Preliminary PMI results, tertiary index of service sector activity, corporate service prices, trade balance and consumer prices.
Selected Other Asian Data: Indian PMIs and index of leading economic indicators. South Korean producer prices, GDP and consumer confidence. Malaysia’s trade balance and Singaporean CPI.
Euroland Releases: Preliminary PMIs, ZEW Institute indices of investor expectations and perceived current conditions, construction output, car sales, consumer confidence and quarterly ratios of debt and fiscal deficit to GDP ratios.
Members of the Euro Area: German ZEW-compiled investor sentiment indices. German, Estonian, Slovenian, Portuguese, Spanish, Irish, and Finnish producer prices. French and Belgian indices of business and consumer confidence. French and German preliminary PMIs.
U.K. and Switzerland: British labor market statistics, CPI, PPI, consumer confidence, Retail sales and public sector net borrowing. Swiss trade balance.
Eastern Europe: Russian and Polish industrial production and producer prices. Czech PPI, consumer confidence and business sentiment.
Nordic Europe: Icelandic CPI and PPI. Danish retail sales and consumer confidence. Swedish unemployment and PPI.
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa: Australian preliminary PMI findings and Westpac index of Australian leading economic indicators. New Zealand CPI, business confidence and trade balance. South African retail sales and CPI.
Canada, Mexico and Brazil: Canadian retail sales, small business sentiment, PPI, CPI, retail sales and house prices. Mexican retail sales, economic activity and unemployment. Brazil current account and consumer sentiment.
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