Week Ahead (4/22)

Monday, April 22, 2019

* Nada de Nada

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

* EU Consumer Confidence (Apr)

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

* Asia-Pacific/Eurasia: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expected to visit Russia, meet with President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok.

* RBA CPI (Q1)

* JPN Leading Economic Index

* GER Business Climate (Apr)

* BOC Rate Decision (Steady Eddy, 1.75%)

Thursday, April 25, 2019

* BoJ Rate Decision (status quo)

* US Non-defense Capital Goods Orders (mar) (a + reading, could provide risk support)

* US Durable Goods (mar)

* JPN Industrial Production and Retail Sales

Friday, April 26, 2019

* Global: China to host Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.

* FRA Consumer Confidence

* US 1Q19 GDP

* US PCE

* US Mich. Consumer Sentiment