The week ahead – can the Trump trade keep pushing markets higher?

The latest inflation figures will be a highlight in the US this week, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak on Thursday in Dallas about the economic outlook.

Closer to home, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s survey of expectations will be in focus, as will the latest housing market report from the Real Estate Institute.

On the corporate front, the international reporting season is winding down but we’ll still hear from Home Depot, Tencent, Burberry, Walt Disney and Alibaba.

There’s quite a bit to monitor across the NZX and ASX too, with earnings releases due from Goodman Property, Mainfreight and Infratil here in Aotearoa, and from Aristocrat and Xero across the Tasman.

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