Week ahead: US, euro area inflation data in focus
The coming holiday-shortened trading week will back-end loaded on both sides of the Atlantic in terms of economic data.
Key for investors will be the inflation gauges for April contained in the US personal income and spending report due out on Friday.
To be published that same day area a reading on euro area consumer prices in May and another for consumer credit and money supply growth in the UK.
On home shores, Nationwide's house price survey for May, on Thursday, will also draw attention, as will a speech later in the session from BoE chief Andrew Bailey.
Monday will bring with it the IFO institute's closely followed gauge of business confidence index in Germany during the month of May.
Multiple US Treasury auctions and Fed speakers are scheduled for Tuesday.
UK and US financial markets will remain closed on Monday.
OPEC energy ministers will meet via video conference on 2 June.
Monday 27 May
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)
Tuesday 28 May
INTERIMS
Victorian Plumbing Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Tetragon Financial Group Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)
House Price Index (US) (14:00)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
GMS
Diversified Energy Company
FINALS
Griffin Mining Ltd., Theracryf , Xeros Technology Group
EGMS
Abrdn Property Income Trust Limited
AGMS
Aeci 5 1/2% Prf, Genuit Group, Third Point Investors Limited NPV $, TMT Investments
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Chesnara, Costain Group, Foxtons Group , Quilter, Team Internet Group
Wednesday 29 May
INTERIMS
Impax Asset Management Group, React Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
NOTTS.B.S. 7 7/8% PERM INT BEARING SHS
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.NPV (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
GMS
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI)
FINALS
Pets at Home Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Seplat Energy (DI)
AGMS
Biome Technologies, CloudCoco Group , CT Private Equity Trust, Glencore , Integrated Diagnostics Holdings, Mercantile Investment Trust (The), UK Oil & Gas , Xaar
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bakkavor Group , Croda International, Fresnillo, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , Seplat Energy (DI), Stelrad Group , Tyman
Q1
Bank of Georgia Group
Thursday 30 May
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
DFS Furniture
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Associated British Foods, British Smaller Companies VCT 2, Britvic, Cerillion , Croda International 5.9% Cumulative Preference 1, Croda International 6.6% Cumulative Preference 1, Ecclesiastical Insurance 8.625% Non-Cum Irr Pref Shares, Henderson EuroTrust, Mobeus Income & Growth 2 Vct, On The Beach Group , Origin Enterprises (CDI), Rotork 9.5% Cum Prf. #1, Sage Group, SSP Group , Ultimate Products , Victrex plc
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock World Mining Trust, Canadian General Investments Ltd., Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, Law Debenture Corp., Petrotal Corporation NPV (DI), Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, Regional REIT Limited, Seplat Energy (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:00)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
GDP (Preliminary) (US) (13:30)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Personal Income (US) (13:30)
Personal Spending (US) (13:30)
Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)
Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Auto Trader Group , HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited A Shs, One Media IP Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Alfa Financial Software Holdings
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Octopus AIM VCT 2
AGMS
Aferian, Air Astana Joint Stock Company Gdr (Each Repr 4 Com Shs) (Reg S), Air China Ltd., Ashtead Technology Holdings, Bodycote, Bodycote, Endeavour Mining, EnQuest, Fisher (James) & Sons, Kelso Group Holdings, Learning Technologies Group , Mast Energy Developments , National World , One Media IP Group, RM Infrastructure Income, Roebuck Food Group Public Limited Company (CDI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon, Coats Group, Dowlais Group, Macfarlane Group, Vanquis Banking Group 20
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Alfa Financial Software Holdings , Anexo Group , Card Factory, Centamin (DI), Centrica, Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI), Fuller Smith and Turner 6% 1st Cumulative Preference 1, Fuller Smith and Turner 8% 2nd Cumulative Preference 1, Gamma Communications, Great Portland Estates, H&T Group, Hill and Smith, Hilton Food Group, Intertek Group, James Halstead 5.5% Cumulative Preference 1, JTC, Kakuzi Ltd., Keller Group, Likewise Group, LMS Capital, Marks & Spencer Group, Octopus AIM VCT 2, Renold 6% Cum. Prfd., Severn Trent, Yu Group
Friday 31 May
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Kier Group, Mobeus Income & Growth Vct, Natwest Group 11% Cum Non-Red Prf Gbp1 , Natwest Group 5.5% Cum Non-Red Prf Gbp1
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
City of London Inv Trust, Custodian Property Income Reit, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , Picton Property Income Ltd, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)
GMS
Genedrive
FINALS
CMO Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Custodian Property Income Reit
AGMS
Afarak Group SE (DI), Alba Mineral Resources, Barr (A.G.), Dianomi , Frenkel Topping Group, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. GDR (Reg S), Light Science Technologies Holdings, NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £, Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), Pulsar Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (09:30)
M4 Money Supply (09:30)
Mortgage Approvals (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Arbuthnot Banking Group, Bellevue Healthcare Trust (Red), CVC Income & Growth Limited NPV Euro, CVC Income & Growth Limited NPV GBP, Derwent London, Dunedin Income Growth Inv Trust, Elementis, Global Opportunities Trust, Henry Boot, Ibstock , IWG , JPMorgan American Inv Trust, LLoyds Banking Group 9.25% Non-Cum Irredeemable Pref Shares, LLoyds Banking Group 9.75% Non-Cum Irredeemable Pref Shares, Portmeirion Group, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Reach, Robert Walters, Senior, Shaftesbury Capital, STV Group, Vesuvius, Weir Group
Q1
Nostrum Oil & Gas