Monday

The Bank of Japan minutes, business confidence numbers from Australia, German industrial production and US wholesale inventories are likely to dominate.

Tuesday

Then the UK swings into focus with retail sales, confidence figures out of Australia and trade balance figures from China.

Wednesday

The key market moving event on Wednesday is the inflation reading from the US. The EIA also unveils its crude oil inventory report.

Thursday

China publishes its latest consumer and producer price data.

Friday

Then we end the week with Q1 GDP growth, industrial and trade figures from the UK. The US also reports the latest snapshot of its imports and exports. Plus, watch out for a reading on US consumer sentiment.