Next Week At A Glance

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By Greg Peel

US jobs report out tonight, with Wall Street trading at new highs, the US dollar soaring and US bond yields creeping up quietly from low levels. Some German data out tonight will also be closely watched.

Tomorrow Beijing will release China’s October trade figures.

On Monday its Chinese inflation numbers, then on Thursday we see the monthly data dump of industrial production, retails sales and fixed asset investment numbers.

The ECB again reiterated its intention to do whatever it takes this week, while doing nothing, and next week sees eurozone industrial production, a flash estimate of CPI and on Friday, September quarter GDP.

The week begins quietly in the US on the economic data front, and Tuesday is Memorial Day meaning banks and the bond market are closed while stock and commodity markets remain open. Friday sees retail sales, inventories and consumer sentiment.

Data in Australia next week includes housing finance and investment lending, a September quarter house price index and wage price index, NAB business and Westpac consumer confidence.

The AGM season rolls relentlessly on for the local market next week while earnings reports will be delivered by Incitec Pivot ((IPL)), DuluxGroup ((DLX)), and Graincorp ((GNC)). Stockland ((SGP)) will hold an investor day while Paladin Energy ((PDN)) drags the chain with a late season quarterly production report.
 

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