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ECONOMICS COMMENTARY Apr 27, 2018

Week Ahead Economic Preview

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Chris Williamson

Chief Business Economist, S&P Global Market Intelligence

  • Global PMI data to provide guidance on economic trends at start of Q2
  • UK PMI in particular focus after sharp March decline
  • Eurozone GDP update
  • FOMC and RBA policy meetings

The week sees important updates to the global economic picture in the form of manufacturing and service sector PMI surveys. Central bank meetings in the US and Australia are meanwhile likely to leave policy unchanged, but with a hawkish bias.

Download the full report for a full diary of key economic releases.

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Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist, IHS Markit
Tel: +44 20 7260 2329
chris.williamson@ihsmarkit.com

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