In this episode of our Week Ahead podcast series, we look at the main themes driving global markets over the coming week. In the US (01:58), we have the Fed Beige Book, core PCE inflation data, jobless claims and the November manufacturing ISM report. In Europe (06:24), the highlight will be flash inflation data for the euro area, UK lending data and euro area unemployment. Then it’s the latest from Asia (09:29), with RBNZ, Bank of Thailand, and Bank of Korea meetings, Japan industrial production and unemployment data, India GDP, China PMI, and Australia and Indonesia CPI inflation data, as well as global markets all to discuss.