Week ahead: US-China trade, German data in focus

The focus over the coming week will likely continue to be squarely on the US-China trade war, with investors trying to digest Washington's likely next move in the 'tit-for-tat' trade war even as negotiators from both sides continue to hold consultations ahead of another round of face-to-face talks in September.

Global financial markets' reaction may also bear especially close monitoring for any signs of stress.

Against that backdrop, a flurry of economic data is scheduled for release over the coming week, especially in the Germany and the US, with the former possibly further informing the European Central Bank's decisions at its next policy meeting.

In the case of the Eurozone's largest economy, those will include the IFO institute's business confidence survey for August on Monday, followed by a reading on consumer confidence on Wednesday.

Also due out are preliminary readings on consumer prices in Germany and Spain, both on Thursday.

Stateside meanwhile, the spotlight will be on durable goods orders figures covering the month of July, on Monday, together with readings on personal goods and spending and consumer confidence at the end of the week.

Back on home turf, the BBA's mortgage data and BRC shop price index for July are due out on Tuesday, followed by GfK's consumer confidence survey on Thursday and Nationwide's house price index on Friday.

Monday August 26

INTERIMS

PJSC Acron GDR (REG S)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)

GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)

IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)

IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)

IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)

Tuesday August 27

INTERIMS

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company, Jadestone Energy Inc NPV (DI), PureTech Health

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Tetragon Financial Group Limited

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)

Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

AGMS

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust, Iomart Group, MetalNRG, Solo Oil, Vertu Capital Limited (DI)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Castings

Wednesday August 28

INTERIMS

Arix Bioscience , Headlam Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Blackrock Throgmorton Trust, Jupiter Fund Management

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

FINALS

Loungers

AGMS

Collagen Solutions, Gordon Dadds Group , Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd., Puma VCT 10 , Puma VCT 12 , The Fulham Shore, TheWorks.Co.Uk

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Diploma

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Blue Planet Investment Trust

Thursday August 29

INTERIMS

Chesnara, Churchill China, Eddie Stobart Logistics , Fisher (James) & Sons, Hunting, Public Joint Stock Company Rosseti GDR (Each REPR 200 ORD) Reg S, The Gym Group

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Ascential, Baronsmead Second Venture Trust, Baronsmead Venture Trust, Camellia, Capital & Counties Properties , Centamin (DI), Charter Court Financial Services Group , Chemring Group, CRH, Globaldata, Hammerson, Hochschild Mining, Hostelworld Group , InterContinental Hotels Group, JPMorgan American Inv Trust, Mincon Group , National Express Group, Northern Electricity Prf, OneSavings Bank, Plus500 Ltd (DI), Polypipe Group , Quilter, Rights & Issues Inv Trust Income Shares, Rotork, Secure Trust Bank, St James's Place, Transgloble Energy Corporation NPV (DI), Tullow Oil, Ultra Electronics Holdings, Wood Group (John)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Greencoat Renewables

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

BlackRock World Mining Trust, Canadian General Investments Ltd.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)

GDP (Preliminary) (US) (13:30)

Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)

Services Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)

FINALS

Hays

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust

AGMS

Braveheart Investment Group, Dods Group, Downing One VCT

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

600 Group, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, Auto Trader Group , DWF Group , Gordon Dadds Group , Knights Group Holdings , Robinson, Solid State, TheWorks.Co.Uk, XPS Pensions Group

Q1

Amigo Holdings

Friday August 30

INTERIMS

BBGI SICAV S.A. (DI), Cathay International Holdings Ltd., EMIS Group, Grafton Group Units

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, BB Healthcare Trust (Red), Maven Income & Growth 3 VCT, Maven Income and Growth VCT 5, Nichols

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

City of London Inv Trust, Custodian Reit , Ediston Property Investment Company, Picton Property Income Ltd

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)

Personal Income (US) (13:30)

Personal Spending (US) (13:30)

Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)

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

Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Aberforth Split Level Income Trust , Northern Bear, RDL Realisation

EGMS

Tex Holdings

AGMS

Gear4music (Holdings), Puma Vct 11, Stagecoach Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Credit (09:30)

GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)

M4 Money Supply (09:30)

Mortgage Approvals (09:30)

Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Celtic 6% Cnv Cum Prf, City of London 4.2% Cum 1st Prf Stk, City of London Investment Trust 4.2% Non-Cum 2nd Prf Stk, City of London Investment Trust Preference Ord Stk 14% Non-Cumulative 1, Downing One VCT , Halfords Group, International Biotech Trust, Mind Gym, NB Private Equity Partners Ltd., Northern Bear, Porvair, QinetiQ Group