Week ahead: China foreign trade and inflation data, services PMIs in focus
The market spotlight over the coming week will shift to Asia.
On Wednesday, China's Customs Administration is scheduled to publish foreign trade numbers covering the month of July.
They will be followed, on Friday, by readings for consumer and producer prices in the Asian giant covering that same month.
Tuesday meanwhile will bring with it a monetary policy decision out of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Investors will also be keeping close tabs on a raft of services sector surveys that will be published in China, the euro area, UK and US on Monday.
Following a much weaker-than-expected reading on US July non-farm payrolls during the preceding week, financial markets may be more sensitive than up until now if faced with signs of weakness in the US consumer.
German factory orders and eurozone retail sales figures for June on Tuesday may also make for an interesting read.
Monday 05 August
INTERIMS
Air Astana Joint Stock Company Gdr (Each Repr 4 Com Shs) (Reg S), Kosmos Energy (DI)
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Tetragon Financial Group Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
ISM Services (US) (15:00)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
GMS
Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Red
AGMS
NewRiver REIT, Windar Photonics
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Composite (09:30)
PMI Services (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Mitie Group
Tuesday 06 August
INTERIMS
Abrdn , Genel Energy, InterContinental Hotels Group, International Workplace Group, Maxcyte (DI), Rotork, SIG, Spirent Communications, Travis Perkins, XP Power Ltd. (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
AGMS
Eqtec (CDI), Syncona Limited NPV
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Sales Monitor (00:01)
PMI Construction (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Cake Box Holdings, Johnson Matthey, Tatton Asset Management
Wednesday 07 August
INTERIMS
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI), CLS Holdings, Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI), Glencore , Ibstock , LSL Property Services, TP Icap Group , Tritax Big Box Reit , WPP
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Crude Oil inventories (US) (15:30)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Q2
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. ADS(REPR 1/2 OF 1 SHS GRD750)
AGMS
Bushveld Minerals Limited
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
VP
Thursday 08 August
INTERIMS
Beazley, Derwent London, Entain, Harbour Energy , Helios Towers , Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Hostelworld Group , Impact Healthcare Reit , IRISH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES REIT P IRISH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ORD SHS, Lancashire Holdings Limited, Lancashire Holdings Limited, Mears Group, Serco Group, Serco Group, Spirax Group, TI Fluid Systems, TT Electronics
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Safestore Holdings
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, Avon Protection, Baronsmead Second Venture Trust, Baronsmead Venture Trust, Foxtons Group , Fresnillo, IMI, Inchcape, Informa, Jupiter Fund Management , Man Group, Maven Income & Growth 3 VCT, Maven Income and Growth VCT 5, Melrose Industries, NATWEST GROUP, Pearson, Rentokil Initial, SEGRO, Standard Chartered, Taylor Maritime Investments Limited NPV, Vesuvius
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BP, Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Picton Property Income Ltd, Unilever
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
Q2
Allianz Technology Trust
GMS
Arecor Therapeutics
FINALS
Burford Capital NPV (DI)
AGMS
Harvest Minerals Limited (DI), Marks Electrical Group, Oracle Power , TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ninety One
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Ashtead Group, BT Group, Calculus VCT , Creightons, CVC Income & Growth Limited NPV Euro, CVC Income & Growth Limited NPV GBP, Halfords Group, Lindsell Train Inv Trust, Monks Inv Trust, National World , Renold, Rockwood Strategic, Speedy Hire
Friday 09 August
INTERIMS
FBD Holdings (CDI), The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Hargreaves Lansdown
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bellway
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Atalaya Mining, Caffyns, CMC Markets, Next 15 Group, Sanderson Design Group