Economic calendar: US retail sales and Wall Street earnings

European stock markets expected to open lower
US retail sales seen flat month-over-month
Citigroup, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo report earnings

European markets are expected to open lower on the final trading day of the week. When it comes to economic release, US retail sales data for December is the most important print of the day. It is expected to show headline sales remain flat in month-over-month terms following a decline in November. Apart from that, 3 major US financial institutions will release Q4 earnings reports ahead of the Wall Street open - JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo.

7:45 am GMT - France, CPI inflation for December (final). First release: 0% YoY

8:00 am GMT - Spain, CPI inflation for December. Expected: -0.5% YoY. Previous: -0.8% YoY

9:00 am GMT - Poland, CPI inflation for December. Expected: 2.3% YoY. Previous: 3% YoY

1:30 pm GMT - US, NY Empire index for January. Expected: 6. Previous: 4.9

1:30 pm GMT - US, retail sales for December.

Headline. Expected: 0% MoM. Previous: -1.1% MoM
Ex-autos. Expected: -0.1% MoM. Previous: -0.9% MoM

2:15 pm GMT - US, industrial production for December. Expected: 0.4% MoM. Previous: 0.4% MoM

3:00 pm GMT - US, Michigan consumer sentiment for January. Expected: 80. Previous: 80.7

Noteworthy US earnings releases

Citigroup (C.US) - before market open
JPMorgan (JPM.US) - before market open
Wells Fargo (WFC.US) - before market open

Central bankers' speeches

9:10 am GMT - ECB Enria

27 March 2026, 3:31 PM

US OPEN: Wall Street declines deepens

27 March 2026, 3:13 PM

The Michigan Sentiment Index highlights concerns about a short-term spike in U.S. inflation💡

27 March 2026, 8:24 AM

Economic Calendar: A Calm End to the Week for Markets

26 March 2026, 9:42 AM

Consumer sentiments fall in Germany and France amid rising energy prices

Economic reports

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