Week ahead: U.S. non-farm payrolls, global factory PMIs in focus

All eyes over the coming week will be on the latest non-farm payrolls figures, covering the month of August.

Forecasts were pointing to a further slowdown in price growth across the next few quarters, but that would depend to a large extent on a slower pace of hiring.

Consensus was a for a 168,000 person increase in payrolls, versus a gain of 187,000 during the prior month.

But some economists were estimating thar the trend for the next few months might lie nearer 200,000, while the Federal Reserve had estimated the pace of increase compatible with inflation at its 2.0% target nearer 100,000.

Those figures would be released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, at 1330 BST.

Also due out at the ened of the week were a slew of factory sector purchasing managers' surveys for that same month in China, the euro area, UK, and US.

A government survey of Chinese manufacturing sector conditions was also expected on Thursday, as opposed to the private sector-compiled survey due out the next day.

Earlier in the week, on Monday, the European Central Bank was to publish money growth statistics for July with UK money supply data due out on Wednesday.

Those reports would be followed on Thursday by a preliminary reading for consumer prices in the single currency bloc in August.

Stateside, house price surveys were set to be released on Tuesday, alongside the JOLTS report for job openings and quits in July.

Inflation readings for the US contained in the personal income and spending report for July were also likely to draw a fair bit of attention.

Monday 28 August

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)

Tuesday 29 August

INTERIMS

Argo Blockchain, Dalata Hotel Group (CDI), Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy (DI), Bunzl, Crestchic, Globaltrans Investment GDR (Reg S)., PureTech Health

AGMs

Tomco Energy, Livermore Investments Group Ltd.

EGMs

Axiom European Financial Debt Fund Limited

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cake Box Holdings

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Tetragon Financial Group Limited

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)

Wednesday 30 August

INTERIMS

Flowtech Fluidpower

AGMs

Kinovo, WANdisco, Lindsell Train Inv Trust, Guinness Vct, Esken Limited

GMs

Vistry Group

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Calnex Solutions

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Majedie Investments, JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Limited, Taylor Maritime Investments Limited NPV, Taylor Maritime Investments Limited NPV

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Canadian General Investments Ltd., Petrotal Corporation NPV (DI)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Seplat Energy (DI)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)

Mortgage Approvals (09:30)

M4 Money Supply (09:30)

Consumer Credit (09:30)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)

Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

Thursday 31 August

FINALS

Revolution Beauty Group, Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings

INTERIMS

Grafton Group Ut (CDI), Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI), PensionBee Group, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. NPV (DI)

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kainos Group

AGMs

Global Ports Holding, Carclo, Watches of Switzerland Group, Ajax Resources, Triple Point Energy Transition

EGMs

Cairn Homes (CDI)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Knights Group Holdings, STM Group, Supreme, Thames Ventures Vct 2 Ventures, Thames Ventures Vct 2 Healthcare, Redde Northgate

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Clarkson, Pagegroup, Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (DI), Secure Trust Bank, Capital & Regional, Genuit Group, Tclarke, Centamin (DI), International Personal Finance, Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV, Alliance Trust, Abrdn Equity Income Trust, Henderson Diversified Income Ltd., Endeavour Mining, Croda International, InterContinental Hotels Group, LondonMetric Property, Woodside Energy Group Ltd NPV (DI), JPMorgan American Inv Trust, Savills, Capital Limited (DI), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income, Glencore, Abrdn European Logistics Income, Antofagasta, Robert Walters, Quilter

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income, Polar Capital Global Financials Trust, UK Commercial Property Reit Limited, Tritax Big Box Reit, CQS New City High Yield Fund Limited, Abrdn Property Income Trust Limited, Albion Enterprise VCT, Ediston Property Investment Company, NB Private Equity Partners Ltd., Aew UK Reit, Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust, Diverse Income Trust (The), EJF Investments Ltd NPV, Bankers Inv Trust, Balanced Commercial Property Trust Limited, Henderson International Income Trust, Aberforth Split Level Income Trust

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Pagegroup, Glencore

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, Diversified Energy Company, Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Picton Property Income Ltd, City of London Inv Trust, Custodian Property Income Reit, Unilever

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)

INTERNATINAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (EU) (10:00)

Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Personal Income (US) (13:30)

Personal Spending (US) (13:30)

Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)

Friday 1 September

AGMs

Totally

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cranswick

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Inchcape, Impax Environmental Markets, CVC Income & Growth Limited NPV GBP, Mobico Group, Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, CVC Income & Growth Limited NPV Euro, RTC Group, Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited, PayPoint, Blackstone Loan Financing Limited (EUR), Jupiter Fund Management, PRS Reit (The), Blackrock Throgmorton Trust, Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Jupiter Fund Management, ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments Ltd

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JpMorgan China Growth & Income, ICG Enterprise Trust, JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Greencoat Renewables (CDI), Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Manufacturing (09:30)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)

PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)

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

Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)

PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)

Construction Spending (US) (15:00)

ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)

Auto Sales (US) (20:30)