Week ahead: Parliament and US-China trade in focus
Brexit will be front and centre on investors' minds over the coming week, with Parliament set to vote on the Prime Minister's expected proposal to call snap elections on Monday, although MPs are expected to cast their ballots against him.
Quite important as well, especially towards the end of the week, investors around the world will be keeping a close eye on any headlines regarding the expected mid-level talks between US and Chinese trade officials.
Against that backdrop, data on China's foreign trade in August and the country's foreign exchange reserves are scheduled for release over the coming weekend, followed by reports on consumer and producer prices, as well as for money supply, on Tuesday.
Back in the UK, industrial production and employment data for July are due to be published on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
The European Central Bank's policy announcement, on Thursday, also holds the potential to move financial markets significantly.
In the States meanwhile, monthly consumer price and retails sales data for August are expected on Thursday and Friday.
Monday September 09
INTERIMS
Diaceutics , MD Medical Group Investments GDR (Reg S), Medica Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
AstraZeneca
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
GMS
Anglo African Oil & Gas , Breedon Group
FINALS
Abcam, Duke Royalty Limited
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Lindsell Train Inv Trust
AGMS
AppScatter Group, First Property Group, Totally
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Associated British Foods
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
Gross Domestic Product (09:30)
Index of Services (09:30)
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BT Group, Invesco Asia Trust, Lindsell Train Inv Trust
Tuesday September 10
INTERIMS
888 Holdings, Anexo Group , Anexo Group , Anexo Group , Ashtead Group, Bovis Homes Group, Cairn Energy, Concurrent Technologies, EKF Diagnostics Holdings , Good Energy Group, Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs (DI), Harworth Group, Hilton Food Group, IP Group, JD Sports Fashion, Midwich Group, Nucleus Financial Group , Petropavlovsk, Regional REIT Limited, Sanne Group, Team17 Group, The Simplybiz Group, TP Group, Trinity Exploration & Production, Vectura Group, Xaar
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
IBM Corp.
FINALS
Litigation Capital Management Limited (DI)
AGMS
Ashtead Group, Ashtead Group, Downing Four VCT DP67 , Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited NPV, JPMorgan Brazil Inv Trust , Mirada, Mirada, Nuformix
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claimant Count Rate (09:30)
Unemployment Rate (09:30)
Q1
Ashtead Group
Wednesday September 11
INTERIMS
Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Anpario, DP Eurasia N.V. (DI) , ECSC Group, Epwin Group, Futura Medical, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), S4 Capital
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hiscox Limited (DI), Rentokil Initial
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Unilever
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Galliford Try
EGMS
VinaLand Ltd
AGMS
Best of the Best, British Smaller Companies VCT, Consort Medical, IG Design Group, Invesco Income Growth Trust, Mobeus Income & Growth 2 Vct, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, Sports Direct International, Staffline Group, Superdry, Tricorn Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting
Thursday September 12
INTERIMS
IGas Energy, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets, Silence Therapeutics
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Avast, BBA Aviation, Belvoir Group, Churchill China, Computacenter, Costain Group, Dalata Hotel Group, Derwent London, Frenkel Topping Group, Goco Group , Highcroft Investment, Highland Gold Mining Ltd., Holders Technology, Hydrogen Group, Maintel Holdings, Melrose Industries, Restaurant Group, RPS Group, Total Produce, Wentworth Resources NPV, Zotefoams
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Assura , Cineworld Group, Fair Oaks Income Limited 2017 Shs NPV, Honeycomb Investment Trust, XP Power Ltd. (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
ECB Interest Rate (EU) (12:45)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
GMS
Subex Ltd GDR (Reg S)
FINALS
Haynes Publishing Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Pacific Alliance China Land Ltd.
AGMS
Atlantis Japan Growth Fund Ltd., Miton Global Opportunities, Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, Providence Resources, ReNeuron Group, Scancell Holdings, Scancell Holdings, Trident Resources , W H Ireland Group, XPS Pensions Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Safestore Holdings
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Alpha Fx Group , Best of the Best, Colefax Group, Manolete Partners, Mattioli Woods, Oxford Instruments, South32 Limited (DI) , Trifast, UniVision Engineering Ltd.
Friday September 13
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Apax Global Alpha Limited , Chemring Group, Costain Group, IMI, Informa, Lloyds Banking Group, NMCN, Pearson, Quartix Holdings , RM, Transgloble Energy Corporation NPV (DI)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Carnival
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Wetherspoon (J.D.)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Artemis Alpha Trust
EGMS
ROS Agro GDR REG S
AGMS
Panthera Resources , SVM UK Emerging Fund
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
SThree, Wetherspoon (J.D.)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust, Ashtead Group, Berkeley Group Holdings (The), D4T4 Solutions, Greene King, London & Associated Properties, Maven Income And Growth VCT 6 , Moneysupermarket.com Group, Severfield, Walker Crips Group