Week ahead: UK, US inflation numbers in focus

Financial markets' focus over the coming week will be on consumer price data for the month of January due out in the U.S. and U.K..

Come Tuesday, the former are expected to show that headline CPI inflation in America slowed from a 3.4% pace for December to 3.0% in January.

Also of key importance in the States will be producer price figures scheduled to be published on Friday, alongside survey data on consumer confidence in early February.

That will be on top of a raft of other U.S. economic indicators that are set for release on Thursday, including the monthly retail sales report.

CPI data in the U.K. will be forthcoming on Wednesday, preceded by the latest monthly employment report the day before, a reading on gross domestic product growth in December on Thursday and retail sales figures on Friday.

In the euro area meanwhile, the ZEW Institute's closely-followed index of economic expectations for Germany in February is expected on Tuesday.

A preliminary estimate for fourth quarter GDP growth in the single currency bloc will follow on Wednesday.

Monday 12 February

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Budget Statement (US) (19:00)

GMS

Arix Bioscience , Mears Group

Tuesday 13 February

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cohort

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)

ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Mondi

AGMS

Cellular Goods , Iconic Labs, JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust, TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Claimant Count Rate (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Future

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Coventry 12 1/8% Perm Int Bearing Shs #1000

Q1

TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)

Wednesday 14 February

INTERIMS

Dunelm Group, Pan African Resources

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Ecora Resources, Supermarket Income Reit

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

GDP (Preliminary) (EU) (10:00)

Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

GMS

Gfinity , Gfinity

FINALS

Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI)

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Unicorn AIM VCT

AGMS

GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd, Tertiary Minerals, Tritax Eurobox (GBP)

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Severn Trent

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (07:00)

Producer Price Index (07:00)

Retail Price Index (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust, Grainger, Oxford Metrics, Unicorn AIM VCT

Thursday 15 February

INTERIMS

MJ Gleeson

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Elixirr International

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

B.P. Marsh & Partners, Knights Group Holdings , Mattioli Woods, Mobeus Income & Growth 4 Vct, Mountview Estates, NCC Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

M Winkworth

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

BP, ICG Enterprise Trust, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)

Business Inventories (US) (15:00)

Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)

Industrial Production (US) (14:15)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Retail Sales (US) (13:30)

Retail Sales Less Autos (US) (13:30)

GMS

Synergia Energy Ltd NPV

FINALS

Centrica, Relx plc

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

BioPharma Credit

AGMS

JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (07:00)

GDP (Preliminary) (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (07:00)

Index of Services (07:00)

Industrial Production (07:00)

Manufacturing Production (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Gulf Investment Fund, Henderson Opportunities Trust, Imperial Brands , LLoyds Banking Group 6.475% Non-Cum Pref Shares, Ramsdens Holdings , Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund, Triple Point Venture Vct

Q1

Benchmark Holdings , Benchmark Holdings

Friday 16 February

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Solid State

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Building Permits (US) (13:30)

Housing Starts (US) (13:30)

Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)

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

Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Q4

TBC Bank Group

FINALS

NATWEST GROUP, SEGRO, TBC Bank Group

AGMS

Red Rock Resources

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Retail Sales (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Premier Miton Group