Fundamentals to watch out for this week

This week is filled with big data and event risks. The focus is on Trump-Xi meeting.

What to watch for over the coming days:

• Central banks:

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will speak at the University of Michigan Ford School of public policy on Monday. There will be Q&A session. Bank of Canada (BoC) will announce interest rate decision on Wednesday.  

• Key economic data:

Several key economic dockets scheduled for release this week; UK inflation report on Tuesday, China inflation report and UK unemployment report on Wednesday, Chinese trade balance report on Thursday, and the US retail sales report, and CPI inflation report on Friday.

• G-7 meeting:

As the relation between the United States and Russia worsens, US secretary of state Rex Tillerson will attend the two-day G-7 meeting on Monday in Italy.

• US earnings:

US earnings season kicks off this week and it is the first since Trump Presidency.  This week some of the big names in the banking industry such as Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, and Citigroup will announce earnings.

Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries are likely to keep influencing the market.