Week ahead: Fed's Powell, Global services PMIs in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week would be on the world's central banks and the global services sector.
In particular, multiple top officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve were scheduled to take to the podium, including its chairman, Jerome Powell, on Monday.
Also of key interest would be the results of a raft of purchasing managers' surveys covering activity in the U.K., U.S. and euro area services sectors during the month of January.
All of those were due out on Monday.
Chinese consumer and producer price data for January were also scheduled to be published, but on Thursday, followed by readings on money supply growth in the Asian giant the next day.
Officials at the Reserve Bank of Australia meanwhile would to meet to decide on policy on Tursday.
Monday 5 February
FINALS
Porvair
TRADINIG ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vodafone Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Japanese Inv Trust, Henderson European Focus Trust
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan European Discovery Trust, XPS Pensions Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Composite (09:30)
PMI Services (09:30)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
Tuesday 6 February
FINALS
React Group
INTERIMS
Renishaw, Alumasc Group, Mattioli Woods
Q4
BP
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Discoverie Group
AGMs
Ten Lifestyle Group, Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Johnson Matthey, Ferguson
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
PMI Construction (09:30)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
Wednesday 7 February
FINALS
Smurfit Kappa Group (CDI)
INTERIMS
Ashmore Group, Barratt Developments, PZ Cussons
AGMs
Future, Premier Miton Group, Victorian Plumbing Group,
ASOS, Unicorn AIM VCT
EGMs
Mosman Oil and Gas Limited (DI)
GMs
eEnergy Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Barings Emerging Emea Opportunities, Britvic
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Thursday 8 February
FINALS
Unilever, AstraZeneca, British American Tobacco
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Compass Group, International Distributions Services, Tate & Lyle
INTERIMS
Redrow
Q4
Unilever, AstraZeneca
AGMs
Compass Group, Agronomics Limited, Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT, easyJet, Benchmark Holdings
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, Avon Protection, Victorian Plumbing Group, Baronsmead Venture Trust, Impax Asset Management Group, Renew Holdings, AB Dynamics, Baronsmead Second Venture Trust
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust, Smiths News, Cerillion
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
CVC Income & Growth Limited NPV Euro, Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, Taylor Maritime Investments Limited NPV, Abrdn Property Income Trust Limited, Taylor Maritime Investments Limited NPV, LXI Reit, GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd, Impact Healthcare Reit, Atrato Onsite Energy, Target Healthcare Reit Ltd, EJF Investments Ltd NPV, Aberforth Split Level Income Trust, CVC Income & Growth Limited NPV GBP, Residential Secure Income
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ashtead Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust, Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Picton Property Income Ltd
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
Friday 9 February
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bellway, S&U
AGMs
Victrex plc, Catenae Innovation
EGMs
Kibo Energy (CDI)
GMs
Tata Steel Ltd GDR (Reg S)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Netcall, AJ Bell, Schroder Asia Pacific Fund,Origin Enterprises (CDI), Tracsis, Sage Group, Braemar
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, JPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth & Income
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
I3 Energy, BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)