Watchlist

Data release.

The data release entries on the firm's 2026 watchlist. Each event names what we are watching for and links to the most relevant insight on file.

May 12, 2026 Data release United States

US CPI April release

Bureau of Labor Statistics April Consumer Price Index. Watching the shelter component disinflation and the goods reflation from the IEEPA tariff pass through.

Watching for Whether tariff-driven goods inflation has begun to print above the shelter disinflation.

May 19, 2026 Data release United Kingdom

UK CPI April release

Office for National Statistics April CPI. Services inflation the BoE's swing variable.

Watching for Services CPI year-on-year and the print's effect on June MPC pricing.

Q3 2026 Data release Global

IMF GFSR private credit chapter update

IMF Global Financial Stability Report October 2026 chapter on non-bank financial intermediation including Asia private credit growth and BDC leverage.

Watching for Whether the GFSR captures Asia origination growth above the 10 percent global share and signals new prudential responses.

December 2026 Data release Africa

Ghana cocoa main crop and IMF fifth review

2026 to 2027 cocoa main crop deliveries to COCOBOD plus the IMF ECF fifth review under the post-DSA programme.

Watching for Whether COCOBOD farmgate adjustments and gold-export windfalls let the cedi defend its post-restructuring band.

Q4 2026 Data release United States

2026 to 2028 leveraged loan refi wall pivot

2027 maturity wall steps up sharply for leveraged loans and HY bonds; lender-on-lender violence and LME share become the operative variable.

Watching for Whether liability management exercises rise above 60 percent of distressed events and the CRE office vacancy print stabilizes below 22 percent.

December 21, 2026 Data release Asia

Vietnam GDP 2026 print

To Lam first full-year governance test under 8.0 percent GDP target. FDI realised USD 25.4B / registered USD 38.2B 2025 baseline. April 2 / April 9 tariff sequence (46 percent paused to 10 percent) outcome.

Watching for Whether VND holds 25,500 to USD with USD 78B reserves, and Hanoi-Vinh USD 8.4B HSR groundbreak.