Wednesday preview: Fed's Powell, German and Spanish CPI in focus

All eyes on Wednesday will be on the heads of the Bank of England, US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank who will be in attendance at the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal.

For his part, Fed chairman Jerome Powell is expected to deliver a speech at 1430 BST.

Against that backdrop, investors will be digesting preliminary consumer price data due out in Belgium, Germany and Spain.

The latter, in particular, may prove a talking point during the session with economists at Barclays Research that harmonised CPI in the euro area's fourth largest economy accelerated from the 8.5% clip observed in May to 9.6% for June.

Also due out are readings for euro area money supply growth in May and on consumer and industrial confidence in the single currency bloc in June.

No major economic releases are scheduled in the UK.

Wednesday 29 June

INTERIMS

Velocity Composites

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Tharisa (DI), Victrex plc

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Yamana Gold Inc. NPV (CDI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Gross Domestic Product (US) (13:30)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)

Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)

GMS

BMO Real Estate Investments Limited, Thinksmart Limited (DI)

FINALS

Inspects Group , Latham (James), Moonpig Group , Mulberry Group

ANNUAL REPORT

Ted Baker

AGMS

Africa Opportunity Fund Limited, Angle, Angle, Argo Blockchain, ATOME Energy , Brave Bison Group, Concurrent Technologies, Eden Research, Facilities by ADF, Gemfields Group Limited, Golden Prospect Precious Metals Ltd., Heiq, Helios Underwriting, Hurricane Energy, I(X) Net Zero NPV, Maxcyte (DI), Meggitt, Mobile Tornado Group, NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited, NetScientific , Proton Motor Power Systems, Provident Financial, Ra International Group, Reabold Resources, Symphony Environmental Technologies, Team17 Group, Trinity Exploration & Production, Ura Holdings , XP Factory, Zaim Credit Systems

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Menhaden Resource Efficiency