The week ahead sees UK and US earnings seasons both warm up, as well as some key economic data, including UK inflation and labour market data, and potential interest rate cuts.
Sainsbury's, Deliveroo, B&M, Rio Tinto, BHP Group, Barratt Redrow, Dunelm, Rentokil and DiscoverIE Group are among the UK companies reporting, while US and other international names include Netflix, ASML, LVMH, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Johnson & Johnson and United Airlines.
BP's annual meeting should also be one event to watch.
Monday 14 April
Emerging markets fund manager Ashmore's commentary about the market will be of interest as it gives a third-quarter update, having managed to stem net outflows over the first half of its financial year.
In the US, Goldman Sachs continues the US bank reporting season, sandwiched between several of its Wall Street peers the week before and later this week.
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Ashmore Group
Finals: Concurrent Technologies
US earnings: Goldman Sachs (pre-market)
Economic announcements: Consumer Inflation Expectations (US)
Tuesday 15 April
Discount retailer B&M (LSE:BME) reports for the first time after issuing a profit warning in February and revealing that chief executive Alex Russo was departing. Analysts at Citi felt the slide in the share price was overdone and fails to reflect the company’s earnings potential as a dominant player in UK variety discount retail...read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: B&M European Value Retail, IntegraFin Holdings, Rio Tinto
Finals: Billington Holdings, Everyman Media Group, S&U, TinyBuild
Overseas earnings: Bank of America, Citigroup, Johnson & Johnson, LVMH, Morgan Stanley (all pre-market), Interactive Brokers, Omnicom, United Airlines (all post-market)
AGMs: Light Science Technologies, Porvair, Zenith Energy
Economic announcements: Unemployment (UK), BRC Retail Sales Monitor (UK), ZEW Survey (EU), Industrial Production (EU), Import and Export Price Indices (US)
Wednesday 16 April
An update from housebuilder Barratt Redrow PLC (LSE:BTRW) will be watched for comments on how trading is going, though analysts say the performance of the sector will have more to do with what the Bank of England does in coming months...read more
UK and European inflation numbers are among the macro highlights, with a Bank of Canada interest rate decision also due.
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Barratt Redrow, BHP Group, DiscoverIE Group, Hays, Hunting
Interims: WH Smith
Finals: M Winkworth
Overseas earnings: Abbott Laboratories, ASML, Heineken, Prologis, US Bancorp (all pre-market)
AGMs: British American Tobacco, Hunting
Economic announcements: CPI, RPI and PPI inflation (UK), CPI inflation and Current Account (both EU), MBA Mortgage Applications, Retail Sales, Industrial Production, Crude Oil Inventories, NAHB Housing Markets (all US), Interest Rate Decision (CAN), GDP, Industrial Production, Retail Sales (all CHN)
Thursday 17 April
The European Central Bank unveils its latest policy decision, with a rate cut expected as tariffs threaten recession.
After Tesco 'got out the knuckledusters', as analyst said, with its results and a warning that it is prepared to see profits fall this year amid a heightening of competition in the market, it is time for J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) to have its say on Thursday...read more
Deliveroo PLC (LSE:ROO) last month confirmed two major milestones -- its first-ever net profit and positive free cash flow -- but shares are little moved since. Some analysts reckon the market has got it wrong...read more
The BP PLC (LSE:BP.) annual shareholders' meeting could be a tense one, with both the company and activist investor Elliott Management having been preparing for a potential battle...read moreAnnouncements due:
Trading updates: Deliveroo, Dunelm Group, Ninety One, Rentokil Initial
Finals: J Sainsbury PLC
Overseas earnings: American Express, Blackstone, DR Horton, Marsh & McLennan, TSMC, UnitedHealth Group (all premarket), Netflix (post-market)
AGM: BP
Economic announcements: ECB Rate Decision (EU), Building Permits, Housing Starts, Initial Jobless Claims, Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (all US)
Ex-dividends to reduce FTSE 100 by: 7.65 points (BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce Holdings, London Stock Exchange Group, Unite Group, Fresnillo, Antofagasta, Weir, Convatec)
Friday 18 April
Announcements due:
Economic announcements: GFK Consumer Confidence (UK), Foreign Direct Investment (CHN)