Week ahead: US jobs data, Chinese foreign trade in the spotlight

All eyes this week will be on the U.S. non-farm payrolls report for the month of November.

Consensus is for an increase of 170,000 persons, although some economists see scope for an upside surprise.

Other key reports due out in the U.S. include the Institute for Supply Management's services sector Purchasing Managers' Index on Tuesday and Department of Labor figures for third quarter unit labour costs and productivity on Wednesday.

The JOLTS labour market report and consultancy Challenger's monthly tally of job cut announcements on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, will also help to fill in some of the blanks regarding the state of the labour market in the U.S..

Investors will also be keen to see the preliminary findings of the University of Michigan's consumer confidence survey for December.

Chinese foreign trade data for November, on Thursday, will also be in focus.

Rate-setters Down Under meanwhile will get together on Tuesday to decide on policy.

On home shores, a final reading on S&P Global's services sector Purchasing Managers' Index for November is due out on Tuesday.

House price data covering that same month will be published two days later, courtesy of mortgage lender Halifax.

In the euro area, Eurostat will release data for producer prices on Tuesday and for retail sales on Wednesday.

Monday 4 December

INTERIMS

Fusion Antibodies, Creightons, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, Schroder British Opportunities Trust

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Zambeef Products, Titon Holdings, Cornerstone FS, ITM Power

AGMs

PRS Reit (The), Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd.

GMs

Amte Power, Palace Capital, Diversified Energy Company

DRILLING REPORT

Anglesey Mining, Thor Energy, Golden Metal Resources

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd., BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust

Maruwa Co Ltd.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)

Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Factory Orders (US) (15:00)

Tuesday 5 December

FINALS

Gooch & Housego, Tritax Eurobox (GBP), Marston's, Residential Secure Income

On The Beach Group, Oxford Metrics, Ixico

INTERIMS

Iomart Group, TPXimpact Holdings, Discoverie Group, Moonpig Group, CML Microsystems, Solid State

Q1

Ferguson

Q2

Ashtead Group

AGMs

Schroder Japan Trust, OPG Power Ventures, abrdn Asia Focus

GMs

Capital Gearing Trust

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Balfour Beatty, GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (DI)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRC Sales Monitor (00:01)

PMI Services (09:30)

PMI Composite (09:30)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)

PMI Composite (US) (14:45)

PMI Services (US) (14:45)

ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)

ISM Services (US) (15:00)

Wednesday 6 December

FINALS

Paragon Banking Group, Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust

INTERIMS

System1 Group, Baltic Classifieds Group

AGMs

Virgin Wines UK, Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited, VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd., JPEL Private Equity Limited USD Eqty Shs NPV

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Fidelity Asian Values

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Construction (09:30)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)

Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

Thursday 7 December

FINALS

AJ Bell

INTERIMS

SDI Group

AGMs

Asia Dragon Trust, Haydale Graphene Industries, Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, Nanoco Group, YouGov, Darktrace, Kibo Energy (CDI), Fidelity Emerging Markets Limited Ptg NPV, Essensys, Supermarket Income Reit, GS Chain, Lok'n Store Group, Bioventix

GMs

Kore Potash

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

London Finance & Investment Group, Redcentric

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust, Renishaw, DX (Group)

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Speedy Hire, JD Sports Fashion, Mercia Asset Management, Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, British American Inv Trust, Develop North, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, Harmony Energy Income Trust, Albion Technology & General VCT, VP, NewRiver REIT, LXI Reit, US Solar Fund, Cropper (James), Investec, Amati AIM Vct, BioPharma Credit, US Solar Fund (GBP), Ct Uk Capital and Income Investment Trust, Abrdn Equity Income Trust, Ninety One, Henderson High Income Trust, Pets at Home Group, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, Supreme, Intermediate Capital Group, Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, Next, Celebrus Technologies, Cmc Markets, Aquila Services Group, Seneca Growth Capital Vct B, BioPharma Credit

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

London Security, Burford Capital NPV (DI), Equals Group

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

BioPharma Credit

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd, Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Assura, Energean

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Halifax House Price Index (07:00)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (EU) (10:00)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)

Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)

Auto Sales (US) (20:30)

Friday 8 December

INTERIMS

Berkeley Group Holdings (The)

AGMs

Hargreaves Lansdown, Associated British Foods, Amedeo Air Four Plus Limited Red Ord NPV

GMs

Ura Holdings

ANNUAL REPORT

Diploma

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Genus, Galliford Try, NCC Group, NWF Group, Schroder Japan Trust, Ashmore Group, Avingtrans, CVS Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

British Smaller Companies VCT, Young & Co's Brewery (Non-Voting), Mincon Group (CDI), Touchstar, Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Tatton Asset Management, Majedie Investments, Aquila European Renewables (GBP), SThree, Aquila European Renewables, VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities, Whitbread, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares, Inspired

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.NPV (CDI), Unilever

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)

Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)

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