The week ahead will feature a visit to Washington from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, as well as data on U.S. housing starts and existing home sales, China’s first-quarter growth rate and U.K. retail sales. MONDAY: On Monday at 10 a.m. (Sunday, 10 p.m. EDT) China will release first-quarter growth data that are expected to show the economy expanded by at least 6.8% year on year, matching fourth-quarter levels, driven by infrastructure spending and a still-strong property market. Economists expect...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 16, 2017 18:56 UTC