Week ahead: Global manufacturing and US jobs market in focus

The market spotlight over the coming week will shift to global manufacturing and the US jobs market.

Survey results due out on Monday for factory sector conditions in China, the UK, US and euro area will set the tone for trading over the remainder of the week, with investors keen for the most up-to-date readings possible.

They will be followed later in the week, on Wednesday, by equivalent survey readings on services sector activity.

Yet the key report, as ever, will be the monthly US non-farm payrolls report scheduled for release on Friday.

Also expected during the week are interest rate decisions in Australia and Canada, on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

Monday December 02

INTERIMS

Civitas Social Housing , Fusion Antibodies , Omega Diagnostics Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

BAE Systems, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), ITV

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Construction Spending (US) (15:00)

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)

AGMS

JPMorgan Smaller Companies Inv Trust, UK Mortgages Limited

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Manufacturing (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

SCS Group

Tuesday December 03

INTERIMS

Collagen Solutions, Consort Medical, Falanx Group Ltd, Ramsdens Holdings , Solid State, Tekmar Group, ULS Technology

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Schlumberger Ltd.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Auto Sales (US) (20:30)

Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)

FINALS

Gooch & Housego, Hyve Group, Image Scan Holdings, Oxford Metrics, Oxford Metrics

IMSS

Ferguson

AGMS

Falanx Group Ltd, Greatland Gold, Oleeo

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ferguson

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Construction (09:30)

Wednesday December 04

INTERIMS

Loungers , Quiz, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, VP

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Marshalls

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Unilever

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

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)

FINALS

Impax Asset Management Group, Ixico, PCF Group, Stock Spirits Group

DRILLING REPORT

Rockrose Energy, Tlou Energy Limited (DI)

AGMS

Ceres Power Holdings, Frontier IP Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Services (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Galliford Try, London Finance & Investment Group

Thursday December 05

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Burford Capital , First Derivatives, NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited Ext Shs, Seplat Petroleum Development Company (DI)

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aquila Services Group, Atlantis Japan Growth Fund Ltd., Babcock International Group, Big Yellow Group, Brickability Group , Caffyns, Cake Box Holdings, Caledonia Investments, D4T4 Solutions, Gresham House Strategic , Halfords Group, Homeserve, IG Design Group, Intermediate Capital Group, Investec, Mediclinic International , Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, Next, PayPoint, Pets at Home Group , Record, Redcentric, Royal Mail, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, Speedy Hire, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, TR Property Inv Trust, Vertu Motors, Walker Crips Group, Wincanton

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Honeycomb Investment Trust, Raven Property Group 6.5% Red Cnv Pref Shs NPV, RM Secured Direct Lending, UIL Limited (DI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)

Factory Orders (US) (15:00)

Gross Domestic Product (EU) (10:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)

FINALS

Daily Mail and General Trust A (Non.V), Victrex plc

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Fidelity Special Values, RDL Realisation , RM Secured Direct Lending

AGMS

Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, BATM Advanced Communications Ltd., BlackRock Greater Europe Inv Trust, Henderson International Income Trust, Kin and Carta , MJ Gleeson , Nanoco Group, Plexus Holdings, Ruffer Investment Company Ltd Red PTG Pref Shares, Sabien Technology Group, Softcat, VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd.

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Daily Mail and General Trust A (Non.V), IG Group Holdings, Joules Group

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

NWF Group

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aeci 5 1/2% Prf, AVI Global Trust , Aviva 8 3/4% Cumulative Irrd Preference 1, Britvic, DFS Furniture, Fidelity Special Values, General Accident 'A', Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, Smart (J) & Co., Town Centre Securities, YouGov

Friday December 06

INTERIMS

ReNeuron Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Balfour Beatty, Bloomsbury Publishing, Maruwa Co Ltd., Prime People, ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, SThree, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares, Young & Co's Brewery (Non-Voting)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Honeywell International Inc., ICG Enterprise Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)

Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)

Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)

U. of Michigan Confidence (US) (15:00)

Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)

Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)

AGMS

Associated British Foods, Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Asian Values, Gfinity , James Halstead, Jubilee Metals Group, Volta Finance Limited NPV (GBP)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Halifax House Price Index (08:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Ashmore Group, Avingtrans, Brand Architekts Group, CVS Group, James Halstead, Oleeo