The week commencing the 29th of July is busy as major companies report quarterly earnings and the Bank Of England is set to lower interest rates.

Noteable earnings this week start with

• Monday - McDonald's
• Tuesday - Microsoft, AMD, Pfizer, P&G, Rino Tino, Arista Networks and more
• Wednesday - Meta, Qualcomm, Mastercard, Boeing and Arm holdings
• Thursday - Apple, Amazon, Shell, Intel
• Friday - Berkshire, Exxon, Chevron and Linde

Other major economic events are also happening this week including German GDP & Euro GDP on Tuesday, and Wednesday with Chinese PMI, Bank of Japan Rate Decision, German unemployment & Eurozone inflation. Thursday will see the Bank of England Rate Decision & US Jobless claims.

The markets have started well on Monday, however, this week will be one of the most volatile weeks of the year to correct positioning, and good risk management is important.