April 13-19: IMF Spring Meetings week, Capitol Hill budget hearings begin, and Pope Leo visits Africa

A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week

Monday (April 13): Donald Trump hosts Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and King Willem-Alexander for White House dinner; Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia sentenced; Pope Leo begins week-long Africa tour with Algeria visit.

Tuesday (April 14): IMF releases its flagship World Economic Outlook; Scott Bessent interviewed at IIF event; Los Angeles teachers due to go on strike barring last-minute agreement.

Wednesday (April 15): G7 finance ministers meet in DC; Arraignment for two men accused of ISIS-inspired attack outside Gracie Mansion; Pope Leo begins visit to Cameroon.

Thursday (April 16): Donald Trump expected to visit Nevada; G20 finance ministers meet in DC; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill.

Friday (April 17): Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point USA event in Arizona; Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the opening of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey.

Saturday (April 18): Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Andy Beshear speak in Detroit as Michigan Democrats gather for convention; Pope Leo begins visit to Angola; NBA playoffs begin.

Sunday (April 19): 30-day US sanctions waiver on Iranian oil purchases expires unless extended; Early elections in Bulgaria.

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Also look out for

April 13

Kamala Harris visits North Carolina

Semafor World Economy Summit begins

Canada holds by-elections that could see Mark Carney gain a majority

WNBA Draft

April 14

JD Vance joins Erika Kirk at Turning Point event in Georgia

Jury selection due to begin in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial

Xi Jinping hosts talks with Spain’s Pedro Sanchez

NBA Play in Tournament begins

April 15

Kamala Harris visits South Carolina

Russ Vought, Chris Wright, and Mike Waltz among administration officials testifying on Capitol Hill

Kevin Hassert, Andrew Bailey, and Michelle Bowman speak at IIF Global Outlook Forum

Berlin ministerial conference on Sudan

April 16

Special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll appears at House committee hearing

April 17

Kamala Harris visits Georgia

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson in court

Hearing in case of Minnesota shootings suspect Vance Boelter

Bail hearing for Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged with war crimes

April 18

Iran marks National Army Day

NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begin

Wrestlemania XLII

April 19

Friedrich Merz and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Hannover Messe opening ceremony

Russia marks Day of Accession of Crimea

Key statistics, reports and results

April 13

Markets reopen following US-Iran talks in Islamabad

Existing-home sales

OPEC monthly oil markets report

Results from: Goldman Sachs, LVMH

April 14

IMF Global Financial Stability Report

IEA monthly oil market report

China monthly trade data

Results from: Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, BlackRock, Johnson & Johnson

April 15

IMF Fiscal Monitor

NAHB/Wells Fargo housing market index

Import and export price indexes

Beige Book

NCHS report on chronic conditions among adults over 45

TIME 100

Results from: ASML, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley

April 16

Industrial production figures

Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey

NCHS report on fertility rates among women over 30

China quarterly GDP

EU inflation

Results from: Netflix, TSMC, US Bancorp, BNY Mellon, Alcoa, PepsiCo

April 17

EU trade stats

Results from: Ericsson