China GDP Unveil Tops Macro Agenda As Traders Eye Geopolitics

Headlines will revolve around geopolitics in the days ahead for obvious reasons, but a crowded macro schedule has the potential to produce a few notables too. Up first is an update on consumer spending in the US, where retail sales probably rose 0.4% last month, according to dozens of people who get paid to be wrong. A consensus print would mark a second consecutive monthly increase. Eyes will be on the control group, which'll help refine Q1 GDP expectations. The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow tracker s