Week ahead: US CPI, Fedspeak in focus
Financial markets' focus over the coming week is likely to be on the US consumer price data that is expected to show inflation running above 7.0% for the first time since 1982.
Consensus is for an acceleration in the annual rate of CPI gains from 6.8% for December to 7.1% in January.
Those figure may cement expectations for a first interest rate hike by the Fed at its 16 March policy meeting.
Linked to the above, a slew of Fed speakers are also lined up for throughout the week, including Fed chairman, Jerome Powell, on Tuesday.
Investors will also be keeping an eye out for the start of the US fourth quarter earnings season, on Friday, with JP Morgan and Citigroup both due to report.
Speeches by European Central Bank boss, Christine Lagarde, and her number two, Luis de Guindos, will also be closely watched for any policy-relevant remarks.
On home shore, the key day will be Friday, when the Office for National Statistics is due to release activity indicators for November.
Economists at Barclays Research expect the year-on-year rate of growth in UK GDP to have picked up from 4.6% in October to 7.8%.
Further afield, in the People's Republic of China, readings for consumer and producer prices in December are due out on Wednesday.
In the background, markets will also be keep an exceedingly close eye on the outcome of US-Russia talks in Genevaw, which will be followed by others between NATO and the OSCE and Russia later in the week.
Monday 10 January
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3i Infrastructure, Caffyns, D4T4 Solutions, Intermediate Capital Group, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
GMS
Trident Royalties
ANNUAL REPORT
Barkby Group
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Tortilla Mexican Grill
Tuesday 11 January
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Games Workshop Group
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Norcros, VP, Worldwide Healthcare Trust
AGMS
Haydale Graphene Industries
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Electrocomponents, Rathbone Group, Rotala
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (00:01)
Wednesday 12 January
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Gateley (Holdings)
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3i Group, Royal Mail
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Assura , Regional REIT Limited
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Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
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Royal Mail
AGMS
AB Dynamics
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Grafton Group Ut (CDI), JD Sports Fashion, Nichols, Pagegroup, Sainsbury (J), Trustpilot Group , Vistry Group , Whitbread
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Bellway, Fidelity Special Values
Thursday 13 January
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Michelmersh Brick Holdings
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Amedeo Air Four Plus Limited Red Ord NPV, Ashtead Group, Creightons, Crystal Amber Fund Ltd., Dr. Martens , Livermore Investments Group Ltd., Morses Club , SSE
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GlaxoSmithKline
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BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, BMO Commercial Property Trust Limited, JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Primary Health Properties
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
GMS
Angus Energy , KEFI Gold and Copper
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Next
AGMS
Fragrant Prosperity Holdings Limited (DI), JPMorgan Japanese Inv Trust
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dunelm Group, Halfords Group, Hilton Food Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, Tesco, Wood Group (John)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
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Character Group, DotDigital Group, Future, Gulf Investment Fund, Leeds Building Society 13 3/8% Bearing Shares, Majedie Investments, Origin Enterprises (CDI), Premier Miton Group, Sage Group, Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund, Scottish Inv Trust, Shaftesbury, Smiths News
Friday 14 January
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Charles Stanley Group, Circle Property , Cropper (James), Devro, Discoverie Group, FIH Group , MS International, NewRiver REIT, Octopus AIM VCT, Octopus Apollo VCT, Oxford Instruments, Redde Northgate, Supreme , TR Property Inv Trust
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Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP), Yamana Gold Inc. NPV (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
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B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), Octopus Apollo VCT, Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust
AGMS
Residential Secure Income
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bellway, Currys , Experian
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (07:00)
Index of Services (07:00)
Manufacturing Production (07:00)
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Associated British Foods, Northern Venture Trust, Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust