Week ahead: BoE, BoJ, Fed and US jobs data in focus
The coming week will see rate-setters in the UK, Japan, and US meet to decide on interest rates.
Only in the UK does the consensus anticipate a change, in the form of a 25 basis point cut in short-term official interest rates, to 5.0%.
The Monetary Policy Committee's decision will be announced on Thursday.
On Wednesday meanwhile, policymakers at the Bank of Japan are expected to discuss the opposite, a rate hike, and to announce plans to start moderating its bond purchase programme.
America's Federal Open Market Committee is also due to meet on Wednesday.
No change is anticipated in the Fed's policy, but it is expected to leave the door clearly open to a rate cut in September.
Against that backdrop, come Friday the US Department of Labor will release non-farm payrolls figures for July.
Chinese and US factory survey data due out on Thursday may also move financial markets.
Last, but certainly not least, Microsoft will publish its quarterly results on Tuesday, followed by Meta, on Wednesday, and by Amazon and Apple on Thursday.
Monday 29 July
INTERIMS
Quartix Technologies
GMS
Mining, Minerals & Metals , Premier African Minerals Ltd
FINALS
Ondo Insurtech, Trifast
ANNUAL REPORT
Trifast
AGMS
Invinity Energy Systems , SDX Energy Inc. (DI), Spectra Systems Corporation, Spectra Systems Corporation
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cranswick
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (09:30)
M4 Money Supply (09:30)
Mortgage Approvals (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
ZCCM Investments Holdings 'B' Shares
Tuesday 30 July
INTERIMS
BP, Convatec Group , Essentra, Fresnillo, Inchcape, Pod Point Group Holdings, Sabre Insurance Group, Seplat Energy (DI), Spectris, St James's Place, Staffline Group, Standard Chartered
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Virgin Money UK
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
GDP (Preliminary) (EU) (10:00)
GDP (Preliminary) (GER) (09:00)
House Price Index (US) (14:00)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)
Q2
BP, Smurfit Westrock (DI)
GMS
Proton Motor Power Systems
FINALS
Altitude Group
AGMS
Albion Technology & General VCT, Armadale Capital, Aseana Properties Ltd., Cake Box Holdings, Challenger Energy Group, Picton Property Income Ltd, Record, Severfield, Tatton Asset Management , Telecom Plus, Vodafone Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Barr (A.G.), Sage Group
Wednesday 31 July
INTERIMS
Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (DI), Endeavour Mining, HSBC Holdings, HUTCHMED (China) Limited, Rathbones Group, Reach, Restore, Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto, Shaftesbury Capital, Smurfit Westrock (DI), Taylor Wimpey
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BP 8% Cum 1st Prf, BP 9% 2nd Prf, S and U 31.5% Prf. Cum. Prf 12.5P
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
CT Private Equity Trust, Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Real Estate Investors
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
FOMC Interest Rate (US) (19:00)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)
Q2
Endeavour Mining
FINALS
GRIT Investment Trust, Hargreaves Services, Sysgroup
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Personal Assets Trust
AGMS
Bezant Resources, Blackstone Loan Financing Limited (EUR), First Property Group, Quantum Blockchain Technologies, Revolution Beauty Group, Rockwood Strategic, T42 Iot Tracking Solutions NPV, Xtract Resources
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales (00:01)
Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Fidelity China Special Situations , Renewi , Shires Income
Thursday 01 August
INTERIMS
BAE Systems, Coats Group, Elementis, London Stock Exchange Group, London Stock Exchange Group, London Stock Exchange Group, London Stock Exchange Group, London Stock Exchange Group, Mondi, Nova Ljubljanska Banka D.D., Ljubljana GDR (Reg S), Robert Walters, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Schroders, Vanquis Banking Group 20, Vesuvius
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Merchants Trust 3.65% Cumulative Preference 1, WH Smith, Witan Investment Trust Plc
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aptitude Software Group , Bellevue Healthcare Trust (Red), Blackrock Throgmorton Trust, Lloyds Banking Group, Mony Group, Nichols, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Relx plc
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Mercantile Investment Trust (The)
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Brunner Inv Trust, Greencoat Renewables (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Auto Sales (US) (20:30)
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)
PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)
PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)
Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)
Q2
Shell , Smith & Nephew
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Manchester & London Investment Trust
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income , Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Red, Latham (James), Nichols
AGMS
African Pioneer NPV, Duke Capital Limited, Kendrick Resources, PayPoint, Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited , Tiger Royalties and Investments, Ukrproduct Group Ltd, Ukrproduct Group Ltd, Ukrproduct Group Ltd, Volex
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
NCC Group, Next, Next
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BoE Interest Rate Decision (12:00)
PMI Manufacturing (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Caledonia Investments, Next, TR Property Inv Trust, United Utilities Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
CML Microsystems, Latham (James), Telecom Plus, Triad Group
Q1
Wizz Air Holdings
Friday 02 August
INTERIMS
AIB Group (CDI), Bluebird Merchant Ventures (DI), International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), Intertek Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Heavitree Brewery, Heavitree Brewery 'A' Shares, Kitwave Group, Premier Miton Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
British American Tobacco, CT UK High Income Trust, CT UK High Income Trust B , I3 Energy , TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
Q2
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI)
FINALS
Eutelsat Communications S.A. (CDI)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Record
AGMS
Bluebird Merchant Ventures (DI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pets at Home Group , Virgin Money UK
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), Burberry Group, Bytes Technology Group , Discoverie Group, GB Group, Helical, Intermediate Capital Group, JPMorgan European Discovery Trust, Norcros, Record, Tate & Lyle, Vianet Group, Vodafone Group, Workspace Group, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares, Young & Co's Brewery (Non-Voting)