Week ahead: US jobs data back in the spotlight

Focus will shift back to the US jobs market next week, with data referencing the month of September set for release on Friday.

While few analysts expect the Fed's November policy meeting will yield any changes, upcoming monthly jobs reports will likely continue to be a key ingredient informing US rate-setters' deliberations when looking out to December's meeting.

A raft of figures on the state of the British economy are also scheduled to be published next Friday, including data on industrial production, foreign trade and the Halifax home price survey.

The other big day in terms of UK data will be Tuesday, with Markit's service sector PMI and BRC shop price data set to come out.

Euro area and US service sector PMI's are also expected on Monday.

Lastly, on Thursday the European Central Bank will publish the minutes of its most recent policy meeting held on 8 September.

Monday October 03

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Avesco Group, Gulf Marine Services, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, New Europe Property Investments, Novae Group, Phoenix Group Holdings (DI), Portmeirion Group, Puma Vct VII, Robinson, RSA Ins 7 3/8%pf

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Auto Sales (US) (20:00)
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)

FINALS
James Halstead, Seeing Machines Ltd.

AGMS
Vela Technologies

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Park Group, Pinewood Group

Tuesday October 04

INTERIMS
Quantum Pharma

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Croda International, Greencore Group

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)

FINALS
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, CAP-XX Limited, Revolution Bars Group, SCS Group

AGMS
Angle, Ncondezi Energy Limited (DI)

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Greggs, St Ives

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (09:30)

Wednesday October 05

INTERIMS
Tesco

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Rathbone Brothers, Savills

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
JP Morgan Chase & Co

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (12:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)

GMS
Puma Vct VII

EGMS
Public Power GDR SA (Reg S)

AGMS
Artemis Alpha Trust, Hargreaves Services

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Topps Tiles

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Stagecoach Group

Thursday October 06

INTERIMS
Morses Club

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
888 Holdings, Centaur Media, Churchill China, Crest Nicholson Holdings, HSS Hire Group

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AA , Air Partner, Andrews Sykes Group, Aquatic Foods Group , Ascential, Aviva, Balfour Beatty, Barr (A.G.), Bodycote, Burford Capital , Cello Group, Cenkos Securities, Central Asia Metals, Cobham, Ebiquity, Elecosoft, Fisher (James) & Sons, Hastings Group Holdings , Highland Gold Mining Ltd., ICG Enterprise Trust, IDOX, Johnson Service Group, Judges Scientific, Keywords Studios, Kingfisher, Learning Technologies Group , Menzies(John), Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , Netplay TV, Premier Technical Services Group , Rightmove, Saga , SIG, Smith & Nephew, StatPro Group, Synthomer, Travis Perkins, TT Electronics, Unite Group, WPP, XLMedia

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Albion Technology & General VCT, British Land Company, Fair Oaks Income Fund Limited , Investors Capital Trust 'A' Shares, Mercantile Investment Trust (The), Merchants Trust, Schroder Income Growth Fund, Torchmark Corp.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

FINALS
DFS Furniture

IMSS
Dunelm Group

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust, Photo-Me International

AGMS
Taptica International (DI)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Diageo, PZ Cussons, South32 Limited (DI)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Abbey, Alumasc Group, Ashley (Laura) Holding, Begbies Traynor Group, Eckoh, HML Holdings, JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust, Mid Wynd International Inv Trust, Murgitroyd Group, Photo-Me International, Produce Investments, Redde, Sky

Friday October 07

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
1pm, Admiral Group, Berendsen, Camellia, Cape, Capital Drilling Ltd. (DI), Centamin (DI), Clarke (T.), Countrywide, Devro, Drax Group, Eurocell , Fyffes, Glanbia, Grafton Group Units, Greggs, H&T Group, InterContinental Hotels Group, International Personal Finance, Irish Continental Group Units, Lavendon Group, Martinco , PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Regus, Shire Plc, STV Group, Taylor Wimpey

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Blackrock North American Income Trust , Land Securities Group, Regional REIT Limited

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)

FINALS
Progility

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Admiral Group, Carr's Group

EGMS
Sable Mining Africa Ltd. (DI)

AGMS
Abbey, Legendary Investments

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
Halifax House Price Index (08:30)
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
AdEPT Telecom, Conviviality, Fletcher King, Goodwin Plc, Micro Focus International, Miton UK Microcap Trust