Next week's major schedule: China's first-quarter GDP, follow-up to Iran-US negotiations, TSMC, CATL, and Kweichow Moutai financial reports.
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Summary of Major Financial Events for the Week of April 13 - April 19, all times Beijing Time:
Core market themes next week:
Regarding economic data, the State Council’s press conference on April 16 will reveal Q1 GDP, March foreign trade, and real estate statistics. Huachuang Securities expects GDP growth to be around 5.0%.
On geopolitics and energy markets, US Vice President Vance stated that negotiations between the US and Iran held in Islamabad, Pakistan failed to reach an agreement, with differences remaining significant. Attention should be paid to adjustments to supply and demand prospects in OPEC and IEA monthly oil market reports. Additionally, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez is visiting China April 11-15.
Industry, sectors, and technology, on earnings, TSMC will hold a conference call April 16, CATL and Kweichow Moutai will release results, Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan will validate financial and AI demand. There are rumors GPT-6 will be released April 14. In industry, the Canton Fair and China International Consumer Products Expo both open, Data Center Liquid Cooling Tech Conference is held, and a wave of semiconductor price hikes is spreading. In aerospace, Long March 10B is expected to have its maiden flight at Wenchang April 19, verifying the world's first marine internet recovery technology. In addition, Qunhe Technology, the first of “Hangzhou Six Dragons” to list, will debut on HKEX April 17.
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Economic Indicators
- Major Chinese economic data including GDP, imports & exports, consumption, industry, and real estate
Next week, China will release Q1 GDP, March imports/exports, industrial value-added, retail sales, and real estate data. On April 16, the State Council will hold a press conference on national economic operation.
Huachuang Securities expects GDP growth around 5.0%. March dollar-denominated exports are expected to increase about 4.5% year-on-year, imports around 5%. March retail sales growth expected to be about 3.3%.
Financial Events
- Continue to follow Iran situation and US-Iran negotiations (all week events)
Keep a close eye on Iran. According to CCTV News, US Vice President Vance said that negotiations between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan failed, clear differences remain, and the US delegation will return home.
- Spanish PM Sanchez visits China April 11-15
According to CCTV, Spanish PM Sanchez will officially visit China April 11-15.
- IEA and OPEC publish monthly oil market reports
Amid Iran tensions, OPEC publishes monthly oil market report April 13 (exact time TBA, usually between 18-21 Beijing time). IEA monthly oil market report is released April 14.
- Reports: GPT-6 possibly launching
OpenAI internal leaks: code-named "Potato" GPT-6 is rumored to launch April 14, performance soars 40%, supports 2 million tokens context, internally deemed "the last 20%" sprint toward AGI. Meanwhile, GPT-Image 2 impresses, generated images indistinguishable from real photos. Altman cut Sora and bets on computing power; this AI gamble has no retreat.
- Intensive aerospace events: Long March 10B expected maiden flight in Hainan
Sources say Long March 10B's maiden flight at Wenchang is expected April 19, verifying the world’s first marine internet recovery tech. Also, Zhuque-3 and Nebula-1 will conduct reuse tests and maiden flights mid-late April; SpaceX Starship V3 and New Glenn NG-3 will launch overseas. CITIC Construction Investment expects global space launches could exceed 300 in 2026.
- Major industry conferences: Canton Fair, Consumer Products Expo, World Copper Conference, IMF & World Bank Spring Meetings, etc.
A series of industry and international conferences next week. Domestic: Canton Fair opens April 15; Data Center Liquid Cooling Tech Conference, co-hosted by Tencent, takes place April 16; 6th China Intl Consumer Products Expo in Hainan April 13-18. IMF & World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington April 13-18, and World Copper Conference in Chile, offering refined copper/mining supply and demand analysis.
Domestic:
- 139th Canton Fair opens April 15, with 1.55 million sqm exhibition space, 75,500 booths, and over 30,000 companies attending.
- 6th China International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan April 13-18.
- 2026 China Humanoid Robot Ecosystem Congress April 17-19.
- Data Center Liquid Cooling Tech Conference: April 16, hosted by CDCC, Tencent Data Center co-strategic host for its fourth edition.
- 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit April 13-14 in Hong Kong. Conference Secretary-General Ren Xianliang and HK Secretary for Innovation, Tech & Industry Sun Dong attend.
International:
- World Copper Conference—flagship event for industrial metals in Santiago, Chile, April 13-15. Provides latest supply, demand, and pricing intel for refined, mined, and recycled copper.
- IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings April 13-18. Sweden Central Bank Governor Theden and Deputy Governor Seme attend. Bank of England Governor and others speak. April 14, IMF will release "World Economic Outlook" and "Global Financial Stability Report".
- G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting April 16.
- Baidu: AI computing products price hike, effective April 18
Baidu Intelligent announced price hikes for AI computing products of about 5%-30%, parallel file storage up about 30%, effective April 18.
- Semiconductor price surge spreads, Puran stock in China to raise prices
Since April, a global semiconductor price hike, spreading from costs to the entire supply chain. Major international IDM firms like Infineon, Texas Instruments, and Chinese leaders like Jinghe Integration and Puran have issued price hike notices. In chip design, Puran announced a price hike for general MCU products starting April 15; suppliers like Fengqiao, JieJie Microelectronics, and Naxin Micro generally raise prices 10%-20%.
- Product launches: Apple Business, IM LS8, DJI Pocket4
Apple launches Apple Business, integrating device management, email, and calendar. Apple Business goes online April 14.
IM Motors’ new mid-large range-extending SUV—LS8 is now open for pre-sale, four models, pre-sale rights price 259,800-309,800 RMB. Official launch April 16, deliveries start immediately.
DJI Pocket4 launches April 16.
- BOJ Governor Ueda delivers public speech
Ahead of BOJ’s April 28 rate decision, the central bank has no scheduled important policy speeches this month. Governor Ueda’s only public speech is April 13, as a keynote speaker at a conference, typically brief. How BOJ signals its policy intentions before the April meeting is crucial. Traders currently estimate about 70% probability of a rate hike.
Additionally, next week US Vice President Vance, Fed officials issue numerous speeches, including Fed Governor Bowman at the Institute of Intl Finance Forum, NY Fed President Williams, and Chicago Fed President Goolsbee at the World Economic Conference.
Further, US White House Budget Chief Russell Vought will attend Senate Budget Committee hearing April 16.
Earnings Reports
- CATL, Kweichow Moutai, ASML, and Wall Street top banks earnings
Next week, leading domestic companies including Kweichow Moutai, CATL, China Unicom will disclose financial reports. Also, ASML, the lithography giant, releases its report. Wall Street’s top banks will disclose results—Goldman Sachs kicking off, followed by Citi, JP Morgan, BlackRock, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and others.
- TSMC conference call
TSMC Q1 2026 earnings conference call will be held April 16, 2026, at 2PM Beijing/2PM US Eastern. Quiet period April 6-15, during which TSMC will not interact with investors.
- “Hangzhou Six Dragons”—Qunhe Technology lists on HKEX
Qunhe Technology started IPO April 9, plans to list on HKEX April 17, becoming the "global spatial intelligence first stock" and the first "Hangzhou Six Dragons" to go public. The company’s platform Kujiale achieved revenue of RMB 820 million and adjusted net profit of RMB 57.1 million in 2025, its first profit.
- Changguang Chenxin HKEX IPO
Changguang Chenxin (Changchun Changguang Chenxin Microelectronics Co., Ltd.) applies for Hong Kong IPO, seeking to issue about 65.3 million shares at a price of HK$39.88/share. Expected trading starts April 17.
- Sige New Energy HKEX IPO
Sige New Energy applies for Hong Kong IPO, seeking to issue 13.6 million shares at HK$324.20/share, trading expected from April 16.
List of HKEX earnings report dates next week:
A-share partial Q1 earnings disclosure dates:
A-share partial 2025 annual report disclosure dates:
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