Next Week At A Glance

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By Greg Peel

All eyes will, as usual, be on the US jobs numbers tonight. The question is as to whether there is any number sufficiently positive to suggest the Fed may yet, in the wake of Brexit, look to raise this year.

With that result out of the way, attention will turn back to China next week. June inflation data will be released on Sunday, trade numbers on Wednesday, and industrial production, retail sales and fixed asset investment numbers on Friday. Friday also brings the June quarter GDP result.

The Bank of England holds a policy meeting on Thursday night. There will be much surprise if the UK cash rate is not cut from 0.5%, perhaps to zero.

US data releases next week include inflation, retail sales, inventories, consumer sentiment and the Empire State activity index, all at the end of the week. The Fed Beige Book is due on Wednesday.

On Monday night Alcoa will report June quarter earnings, unofficially kicking off the US result season.

Locally we’ll see housing finance numbers and the NAB business and Westpac consumer confidence surveys. Thursday it’s the June jobs numbers.

Australia also enters a quarterly season next week of trading updates and resource sector production reports. Alumina ((AWC)), Iluka Resources ((ILU)), Whitehaven Coal ((WHC)) and Transurban ((TCL)) are among next week’s reporters.
 

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