Week ahead: Flash PMI data & UK bank earnings

After a week of GDP data, comes flash PMI numbers for many of the world’s largest economies. This will give us a more thorough understanding of how economies are faring bearing in mind the recent recession in the UK and Japan. Earnings across the week are dominated by UK banks where we see FY numbers from HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays and Standard Chartered. Mining stocks are also in view with updates from Glencore and Rio Tinto. All sessions stocks to watch out for on the IG platform, in the US, include Nvidia, Walmart and Home Depot, all of whom report earnings.  Any opinion, news, research, analysis, or other information does not constitute investment or trading advice. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube