Week ahead: US Federal Reserve, Bank of England in focus

Markets' focus over the coming week will be on several of the world's main central banks as their rate-setters meet to decide on policy.

No changes in policy are expected from the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan, but investors will be closely watching for any hints that additional stimulus could still be in the pipeline.

It will also be a key week for economic releases, with a barrage of indicators due out in China on Tuesday, followed by US retail sales and consumer confidence figures on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

On home shores, the July employment report is due to be published on Tuesday, followed by a reading on consumer prices the next day and another on retail sales come Friday.

Monday 14 September

INTERIMS

Costain Group, EKF Diagnostics Holdings , Greencoat Renewables, IQGEO Group, Keystone Law Group , M. P. Evans Group, Medica Group , Silence Therapeutics, Xpediator

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

BAE Systems, Persimmon

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)

GMS

Tlou Energy Limited (DI)

FINALS

Abcam, City of London Investment Group, MJ Gleeson , PCI-PAL

AGMS

Ethernity Networks Ltd, Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd. GDR, The Panoply Holdings, Warehouse Reit

Tuesday 15 September

INTERIMS

Bango, Bonhill Group, Corero Network Security, Eve Sleep PLC, Good Energy Group, JTC, Marshalls, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , Polypipe Group , Smart Metering Systems, The Simplybiz Group, Trinity Exploration & Production, Vectura Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Newcastle 12 5/8% Perm Int Bearing Shs #1000, UDG Healthcare Public Limited Company

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Canadian General Investments Ltd.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)

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

Industrial Production (US) (14:15)

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

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

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

FINALS

Diurnal Group

AGMS

Cohort, Downing One VCT , FirstGroup, Halfords Group, Henderson Diversified Income Ltd., SME Credit Realisation Fund Limited NPV, Wynnstay Properties

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ocado Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Claimant Count Rate (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust

Wednesday 16 September

INTERIMS

Accesso Technology Group, Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Boku, Inc (DI) Reg S Cat 3/144A, Central Asia Metals, Checkit, Ocean Outdoor Limited NPV (DI) , Ormonde Mining, Science In Sport, The Pebble Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Fresnillo

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Brunner Inv Trust, Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)

Business Inventories (US) (15:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

Retail Sales (US) (13:30)

FINALS

Pan African Resources

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV

AGMS

Auto Trader Group , Best of the Best, Eckoh, Games Workshop Group, Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust , Intercede Group, Jupiter Green Inv Trust, Mirada, Plus500 Ltd (DI), Redcentric, Stenprop Limited

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (06:00)

Producer Price Index (06:00)

Retail Price Index (06:00)

Thursday 17 September

INTERIMS

Destiny Pharma , Hilton Food Group, Keywords Studios, Next, Oxford Biomedica, Playtech, Safestyle UK , Spire Healthcare Group, WANdisco

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Rio Tinto

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Henry Boot, International Public Partnerships Ltd., Intertek Group, Nucleus Financial Group , Sanne Group, Up Global Sourcing Holdings

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Building Permits (US) (13:30)

Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Housing Starts (US) (13:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

GMS

Hostelworld Group , Secured Income Fund

FINALS

Clinigen Group, Duke Royalty Limited, Supermarket Income Reit, Thinksmart Limited (DI), Wilmington

ANNUAL REPORT

SRT Marine Systems

AGMS

Begbies Traynor Group, FastForward Innovations Limited, FIH Group , Gresham House Strategic , IG Group Holdings, JPMorgan Brazil Inv Trust , Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd, Ryanair Holdings, Trakm8 Holdings

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BoE Interest Rate Decision (12:00)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Best of the Best, Hargreaves Services, Totally, UniVision Engineering Ltd.

Friday 18 September

INTERIMS

Applegreen

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Domino's Pizza Group, Ultra Electronics Holdings

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Base Resources Ltd

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (USD)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Current Account (EU) (09:00)

Current Account (US) (13:30)

Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

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

GMS

Kore Potash

EGMS

ROS Agro GDR REG S

AGMS

Accsys Technologies, B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), Eurasia Mining, Surgical Innovations Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Retail Sales (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cohort, Downing One VCT , SSE