IG’s week ahead: Q4 earnings; BoE & Fed rate decisions

Another week of earnings where the headlines are expected around the tech sector with several all-sessions stocks in view including MSFT, AMZN, META, AAPL, PTON, AMD and GOOG. In other sectors other all-sessions stocks include PFE, CVX, XOM, GM, BA and others. European earnings are also expected to provide plenty of opportunities to trade including SHEL, GSK, BT, NOVN, HMB, DBK and BNP. The FX markets will also be alive to PMI data out from China and the US, Q4 preliminary data on GDP for France, Germany and the eurozone. But the headlines could be what’s going to come out of the Federal Reserve US rate decision. While it is not expected that we’ll see any move this time around will the committee be able to reassure the market that the central bank is still considering a possible cut in rates in March? Similarly the Bank of England is not expected to move this time around but could it give a clearer picture on where UK rates are going? It will also be producing a full pack of economic reports including inflation and growth predictions.   Any opinion, news, research, analysis, or other information does not constitute investment or trading advice. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube