Week 49, 2025 – Key Economic and Company Reports

US Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell takes part in an online panel discussion as part of the Hoover Institution George P Shultz Memorial Lecture Series
Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at a meeting with business leaders in Nagoya
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Swati Dhingra gives the keynote speech at the UK Trade Policy Observatory’s annual conference
Anna Breman becomes Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor, succeeding Christian Hawkesby who replaced Adrian Orr in March
Canada, China, Eurozone, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, UK, US: S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data
UK: Bank of England publishes its monthly money and credit statistics, comprising broad money and credit, lending to individuals and lending to businesses
US: Cyber Monday, the start of the working week after the Thanksgiving holiday, with many e-retailers running special promotions and sales online
Results: Impax Asset Management Group FY

FT Global Banking Summit 2025 begins in London, running until Thursday. Speakers include Barclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan, HSBC group CEO Georges Elhedery and Lloyds Banking Group CEO Charlie Nunn. Register here
Bank of England director prudential policy Philip Evans speaks at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association trading book capital conference on the implementation of Basel III
OECD Economic Outlook
EU: flash Eurozone November inflation estimate plus October unemployment data
UK: Bank of England publishes the Bank Capital Stress Test of major lenders and its half-yearly Financial Stability Report into risks facing Britain’s financial system. Also, Nationwide’s November House Price Index and the British Retail Consortium’s November Shop Price Index
US: August State Job Openings and Labor Turnover data due to be released
Results: Augmentum Fintech HY, CrowdStrike Q3, DiscoverIE HY, NewRiver Reit HY, On the Beach FY, Severfield HY, Topps Tiles FY, Victrex FY

FT Live Commodities Asia Summit begins in Marina Bay, Singapore, and online. The theme of the two-day gathering is how global fragmentation is reshaping commodity markets. Register here
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine Mann is a panellist at the GIC College of Central Bankers Symposium in New York
Australia: Q3 GDP estimate
Canada, China, Eurozone, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, UK, US: S&P Global services PMI data
Switzerland: November consumer price index (CPI) inflation rate data
Turkey: November CPI and producer price index (PPI) inflation rate data
UK: November official holdings of international reserves
US: September Import and Export Price Indices
Results: Dollar Tree Q3, Inditex 9M, Macy’s Q3, MONY Group trading statement, National Bank of Canada Q4/FY, Paragon Banking Group FY, Royal Bank of Canada Q4/FY, Salesforce Q3, Victorian Plumbing FY, Zigup HY

Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine Mann speaks at the Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues conference in Paris
Brazil: Q3 GDP estimate
EU: October retail sales figures
UK: Bank of England publishes monthly Decision Maker Panel data, from a survey of chief financial officers from small, medium and large businesses
US: October figures on trade in goods and services
Results: AJ Bell FY, Balfour Beatty trading update, Brown Forman Q2, Frasers HY, Future FY, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Q4, Kroger Q3, PVH Q3, SSP FY, Toronto-Dominion Bank Q4, Watches of Switzerland HY

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