Last week:GBP

• Parliament resumed after Easter recess
• Cross-party Brexit talks re-opened
• Reports that May could push for a 4th vote on her withdrawal agreement
• March of the Brexit Party
• SNP announce plan for a second independence referendum

USD

• Inflation falters overshadowing strong US 1st quarter growth
• GDP increased at 3.2% vs 2% estimate
• Fed’s preferred gauge on inflation only increased 1.3% vs 1.8% expectation
• U.S. durable goods rose 2.7% after 1.1% drop in February

This week: GBP

• BOE Meeting and Interest Rate decision; expected to be unchanged at 0.75%

EUR

• GDP (YoY) & (QoQ) for Q1; 1.1% and 0.3% respectively
• CPI (YoY); 1.6% against previous of 1.4%

USD

• ISM Manufacturing PMI (April); 54.8 against a previous of 55.3
• Fed Meeting and Policy statement; interest rate unchanged at 2.5%
• Average hourly earnings; 3.4% against a previous 3.2%
• Nonfarm payroll; 180k jobs created against a previous reading of 196k
• ISM non-manufacturing PMI (Apr); 57.2 against previous of 56.1