The Business News Week Ahead

Extended slowing is the expectation for Chinese data in what will be major headlines all on Wednesday: fixed asset investment, industrial production, and retail sales. Japanese data will open the week on Monday with producer prices followed on Wednesday by machinery orders and merchandise trade on Thursday: mixed results are the expectations here. Canada will post manufacturing sales, consumer prices, and housing starts with mixed results also the expectation. Only a little cooling is seen for average earnings in the UK labour market report on Tuesday with a rebound the call for country's retail sales on Friday. The UK will post consumer and producer prices on Wednesday. US data will be headlined by consumer prices on Tuesday amid expectations for steady pressure; solid gains for industrial production is expected on Wednesday. Not expected to be solid at all are US retail sales where another sharp decline is Econoday's consensus, nor consumer sentiment where only a marginal gain from very deep lows is the expectation. A bonus in the week will be Monday's consumer price report from India -- unrelenting heat is the call.