By Rafiq Raji, PhD
Twitter: @DrRafiqRaji
| Time | Data/Event | Previous | Consensus |
| 0130GMT | China Inflation Rate MoM APR | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| 0130GMT | China PPI YoY APR | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| 0130GMT | China Inflation Rate YoY APR | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| 0500GMT | Japan Eco Watchers Survey Outlook MAR | 49.6 | 49.2 |
| 0500GMT | Japan Eco Watchers Survey Current APR | 48.9 | 49.2 |
| 0830GMT | UK Industrial Production MoM MAR | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 0830GMT | UK Industrial Production YoY MAR | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| 0830GMT | UK Manufacturing Production MoM MAR | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| 0830GMT | UK Manufacturing Production YoY MAR | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| 0830GMT | UK Construction Output YoY MAR | -3.0% | -5.7% |
| 0830GMT | UK Balance of Trade MAR | £-0.965B | – |
| 0930GMT | South Africa Gold Production YoY MAR | -7.1% | – |
| 0930GMT | South Africa Mining Production YoY MAR | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 0930GMT | South Africa Mining Production MoM MAR | 0.9% | – |
| 1100GMT | South Africa Manufacturing Production YoY MAR | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| 1100GMT | South Africa Manufacturing Production MoM MAR | -2.4% | -0.1% |
| 1100GMT | UK BoE Interest Rate Decision | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 1100GMT | UK BoE Quantitative Easing | £435B | £435B |
| 1130GMT | UK BoE Gov Carney Speech | ||
| 1200GMT | UK NIESR GDP Est (3M) APR | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1230GMT | US Inflation Rate MoM APR | -0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1230GMT | US Core Inflation Rate MoM APR | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 1230GMT | US Inflation Rate YoY APR | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| 1230GMT | US Core Inflation Rate YoY APR | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| 1230GMT | US Continuing Jobless Claims 28/APR | 1756K | 1778K |
| 1230GMT | US Initial Jobless Claims 5/MAY | 211K | 218K |
| 1430GMT | US EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change 04/MAY | 62Bcf | 91Bcf |
| 1700GMT | US 30-Year Bond Auction | 3.0% | – |
| 1800GMT | US Monthly Budget Statement APR | $-209B | $193.75B |
