Friday preview: US consumer confidence, UK inflation expectations in focus

Investors' focus at the end of the week will continue to be on the inflation picture Stateside.

Nevertheless, the data are unlikely to shift the outlook for interest rates.

At 1230 BST, the Department of Labor will release import price figures covering the month of August.

They will be followed 90 minutes later by the preliminary results on the University of Michigan's consumer confidence survey for September.

In the UK, at 0830 BST the Bank of England will publish its quarterly Inflation Attitudes survey.

Across the Channel the market spotlight will be on euro area industrial production data that are due out at 0900 BST.

Friday 13 September

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Clarkson, Ibstock , Keller Group, Lancashire Holdings Limited, LMS Capital, NATWEST GROUP, Reckitt Benckiser Group, TI Fluid Systems, Vesuvius

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CDI)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (USD), Petrotal Corporation NPV (DI), Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)

Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)

U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)

GMS

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI)

EGMS

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI), Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV

AGMS

British Smaller Companies VCT 2, Dish TV India Limited GDR (Each Repr One Shr), Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust, Halfords Group, Lindsell Train Inv Trust