Week Ahead - April 29th

In the US, all eyes will be on the Fed's interest rate decision on Wednesday, followed closely by the labor market report on Friday.

Also, investors will be scrutinizing ISM Manufacturing and Services PMI’s, alongside JOLTs job openings data, foreign trade figures, factory orders, and CB consumer confidence index.

Earnings season will reach its zenith with reports from heavyweight Amazon, Eli Lilly, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Mastercard, Qualcomm, Pfizer, ADP, Apple, ConocoPhillips, Amgen, Booking, and Cigna.

Internationally, April inflation rates for Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, France, the Euro Area, Italy, South Korea, Switzerland, Indonesia, and Turkey will be closely watched.

Furthermore, flash Q1 GDP growth rates are set to be released for France, Spain, Germany, Italy, the Euro Area, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Hong Kong.

Finally, S&P Global will publish manufacturing PMIs for China, Canada, Spain, Italy, South Korea, Russia, and Switzerland.