Week ahead: BoE's Carney and G-20 meeting in focus

The result of the negotiations between the UK and the European Union in Brussels, and their implications, will likely set the tone for the coming week in sterling markets.

Should Cameron manage to wring a deal out of his European peers then the spotlight will turn to the exact timing of the referendum, with investors increasingly eyeing the results of the different polls in the run-up to the vote.

Against that backdrop, investors will be closely watching Tuesday's testimony from Bank of England governor Mark Carney and his colleagues in the Monetary Policy Committee before the Treasury Select Committee.

BoE Chief economist Andrew Haldane is also expected to deliver a speech later that same evening.

Quite important as well, G-20 finance ministers will descend on Shanghai on Friday and Saturday, with recent volatility in markets and exchange rates expected to be the main topic of debate, especially as pertains to China's currency and recent policy moves by Beijing.

Data-wise, the most recent batch of preliminary manufacturing sector purchasing managers indices are set to be published on Monday in the Eurozone and the US.

Towards the end of the week the focus will also shift back Stateside, with a wave of economic indicators set for release, including the latest figures on second quarter GDP, consumer confidence and personal income and spending.

Monday 22 February

INTERIMS
Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Gemfields, Gemfields, Green Reit, MJ Gleeson , Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited

FINALS
Bovis Homes Group, Greencoat UK Wind, HSBC Holdings, XP Power Ltd. (DI)

ANNUAL REPORT
Greencoat UK Wind

AGMS
BlackRock Income Strategies Trust , Kimberly Enterprises NV

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Associated British Foods

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
CBI Industrial Trends Surveys (11:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Compass Group

Tuesday 23 February

INTERIMS
BHP Billiton, DotDigital Group, Just Retirement Group, Pan African Resources

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Puma VCT 9

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Honeywell International Inc.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)

FINALS
Croda International, Drax Group, GKN, InterContinental Hotels Group, Ladbrokes, Meggitt, Morgan Advanced Materials , Persimmon, Provident Financial, Standard Chartered, Unite Group, Vitec Group, Wood Group (John)

ANNUAL REPORT
GKN

AGMS
Image Scan Holdings, OMG, Thomas Cook Group

Wednesday 24 February

INTERIMS
Barratt Developments, Hays, Ibex Global Solutions, Mcbride, Town Centre Securities, Tristel, Tristel, Wilmington

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Merchants Trust

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Brunner Inv Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

GMS
Liontrust Asset Management, Liontrust Asset Management

FINALS
Capital & Counties Properties , Harworth Group, International Personal Finance, Interserve, Man Group, New World Resources A Shares, Petrofac Ltd., Rathbone Brothers, Rentokil Initial, STV Group, Synectics, Weir Group, Weir Group

AGMS
Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust, Gooch & Housego

Thursday 25 February

INTERIMS
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, Ceres Power Holdings, Galliford Try, South32 Limited (DI)

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hayward Tyler Group, red24

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
City of London Investment Group, Diageo, Foresight VCT Infrastructure Shares, Hargreaves Services, Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 E Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 F Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 G Shs, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 H Shs, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2 E Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2 F Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2 G Shs, Ingenious Entertainment Vct 2 H Shs, WYG

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Canadian General Investments Ltd., HICL Infrastructure Company Ltd, Real Estate Credit Investments PCC Ltd

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
House Price Index (US) (14:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)

Q4
Nord Gold NV GDR (Reg S), Wentworth Resources Ltd (DI)

GMS
Deltex Medical Group

FINALS
Bodycote, British American Tobacco, Capita, Capita, Coats Group, COLT Group SA, Compagnie de St-Gobain SA, Countrywide, Derwent London, Howden Joinery Group, Kaz Minerals , Lavendon Group, Lloyds Banking Group, Macfarlane Group, Merlin Entertainments , Mondi, National Express Group, Nord Gold NV GDR (Reg S), Playtech, Premier Oil, Relx plc, Rentokil Initial, RSA Insurance Group, Serco Group, Sphere Medical Holding, Spirent Communications, St James's Place, UBM

ANNUAL REPORT
Wentworth Resources Ltd (DI)

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Beazley, Shoe Zone

EGMS
GLI Finance Limited, JPMorgan Private Equity Ltd USD Equity Shares

AGMS
APC Technology Group, Bankers Inv Trust, Ebiquity, Zoopla Property Group (WI), Zytronic

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Safestore Holdings

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GDP (output, income & expenditure) (09:30)
Index of Services (09:00)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Cenkos Securities, easyJet, Lancashire Holdings Limited, Maven Income And Growth VCT 6 , Rio Tinto, Shoe Zone, Zytronic

Friday 26 February

INTERIMS
Ricardo

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Downing One VCT , Drum Income Plus Reit, Ludgate Environmental Fund Ltd., NCC Group, Primary Health Properties, Solid State

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (13:00)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
GDP (Preliminary) (US) (01:30)
Personal Income (US) (01:30)
Personal Spending (US) (01:30)

FINALS
FBD Holdings, IMI, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), Intu Properties, Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate , Pearson, Rightmove, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Telefonica SA, William Hill

ANNUAL REPORT
Royal Bank of Scotland Group

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
James Halstead, Octopus Eclipse VCT 1

EGMS
Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd.

AGMS
Chrysalis VCT, Intelligent Energy Holdings

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mail.ru Group Ltd GDR (Reg S), Volex

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:05)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Catco Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd (DI), Chrysalis VCT, CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Ltd EURO, CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Ltd GBP, Dragon-Ukrainian Properties & Development, Electra Private Equity, Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust , RWS Holdings, XLMedia