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Key market events for the week ahead

Fri May 1, 2026 4:03 pm JST Market

- Economic Statistics and Events

- May 4th

10:30 - Australia housing construction permits

16:50 - France manufacturing PMI (revised)

16:55 - Germany manufacturing PMI (revised)

17:00 - Eurozone manufacturing PMI (revised)

23:00 - U.S. factory orders

* Japanese market closed for Greenery Day holiday

* UK and Chinese markets closed

- May 5th

13:30 - Reserve Bank of Australia announces policy rate

21:30 - U.S. trade balance

22:45 - U.S. services PMI (revised)

22:45 - U.S. composite PMI (revised)

23:00 - U.S. ISM (Institute for Supply Management) non-manufacturing index

23:00 - U.S. new home sales

23:00 - U.S. JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) job openings

* Japanese market closed for Children's Day holiday

* Chinese and South Korean markets closed

- May 6th

10:45 - China Caixin services PMI

15:45 - France industrial production

16:50 - France services PMI (revised)

16:55 - Germany services PMI (revised)

17:00 - Eurozone services PMI (revised)

17:30 - UK services PMI (revised)

18:00 - Eurozone producer price index

20:00 - U.S. MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association) mortgage applications index

21:15 - U.S. ADP employment report

* Japanese market closed for Constitution Memorial Day compensatory holiday

- May 7th

08:50 - Bank of Japan releases minutes of Monetary Policy Meeting

08:50 - Japan monetary base

10:30 - Australia trade balance

15:00 - Germany factory orders

15:45 - France trade balance

15:45 - France current account

17:30 - UK construction PMI

18:00 - Eurozone retail sales

20:30 - U.S. Challenger job cuts

21:30 - U.S. nonfarm productivity (preliminary)

21:30 - U.S. unit labor costs (preliminary)

21:30 - U.S. initial jobless claims

21:30 - U.S. continuing jobless claims

23:00 - U.S. construction spending

- May 8th

04:00 - U.S. consumer credit

08:30 - Japan monthly labor survey

15:00 - Germany trade balance

15:00 - Germany industrial production

21:30 - U.S. employment report

21:30 - U.S. nonfarm payrolls

21:30 - U.S. average hourly earnings

23:00 - University of Michigan consumer sentiment index (preliminary)

23:00 - U.S. wholesale sales

- Earnings Announcements and New Listings

- May 5th

* Overseas earnings: Pfizer and others

- May 6th

* Overseas earnings: The Walt Disney Company and others

- May 7th

Earnings announcements: NIHON DENGI CO., LTD. <1723>, SEIKITOKYU KOGYO CO.,LTD. <1898>, Sumitomo Forestry Co.,Ltd. <1911>, YAMATO CORPORATION <1967>, Nitto Fuji Flour Milling Co.,Ltd. <2003>, CHUBU SHIRYO CO.,LTD. <2053>, Digital Arts Inc. <2326>, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. <2802>, MonotaRO Co.,Ltd. <3064>, COLOPL,Inc. <3668>, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. <4151>, INTAGE HOLDINGS Inc. <4326>, Toukei Computer Co.,Ltd. <4746>, RESOL HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. <5261>, TOKYO TEKKO CO., LTD. <5445>, Insource Co.,Ltd <6200>, TADANO LTD. <6395>, TOA CORPORATION <6809>, YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION <6841>, Nojima Corporation <7419>, Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd. <7575>, Daitron Co.,Ltd. <7609>, SUKEGAWA ELECTRIC CO.,LTD <7711>, ITOKI CORPORATION <7972>, Scroll Corporation <8005>, NAGASE & CO., LTD. <8012>, Axial Retailing Inc. <8255>, SPARX Group Co., Ltd. <8739>, INES Corporation <9742>, THE YONKYU CO., LTD. <9955>, and others

- May 8th

Earnings announcements: PENTA-OCEAN CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD. <1893>, NH Foods Ltd. <2282>, Kakaku.com,Inc. <2371>, JAPAN TOBACCO INC. <2914>, FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD. <3563>, TIS Inc. <3626>, ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. <4528>, LY Corporation <4689>, KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD. <4967>, MARUWA CO., LTD. <5344>, JFE Holdings,Inc. <5411>, Iyogin Holdings,Inc. <5830>, KUBOTA CORPORATION <6326>, BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD. <6448>, TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. <6976>, IHI Corporation <7013>, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION <7203>, MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION <7211>, NIKON CORPORATION <7731>, Nintendo Co., Ltd. <7974>, UNICHARM CORPORATION <8113>, Yamaguchi Financial Group,Inc. <8418>, Keisei Electric Railway Co.,Ltd. <9009>, NIKKON Holdings Co.,Ltd. <9072>, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. <9107>, SG HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. <9143>, NTT, Inc. <9432>, OSAKA GAS CO.,LTD. <9532>, Japan Airport Terminal Co.,Ltd. <9706>, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION <9766>, YAMADA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. <9831>, and others

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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