Week ahead: US Q4 GDP and inflation data, global PMIs in focus

Investors' attention over the coming week was expected to be on a raft of economic releases in the US that were due to be published towards the end of the same.

Included among those were a preliminary reading for GDP prices during for the fourth quarter on Thursday, followed by the price deflators for personal consumption expenditures in December and final prints on the University of Michigan's inflation expectations gauges for January.

Those would be the final reports covering inflation in the US ahead of the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting on 31 January-1 February.

Across the Channel, Tuesday would see S&P Global release the preliminary results for its euro area manufacturing and services Purchasing Managers' Indices.

The survey results were expected to show that the latter returned marginally into expansionary territory in January.

Investors would also be keeping close tabs on a survey of German consumer confidence due out the same day.

The IFO Institute's closely followed business confidence survey, also covering the month of January, would follow on Wednesday and further improvement was also anticipated.

On home shores, S&P Global's factory and services PMIs would also be in focus on Tuesday.

In Japan, wholesale services price figures for Japan in December were due out on Thursday and core consumer price numbers for Tokyo in January on Friday.

Chinese markets were due to remain closed across the week in observance of the Lunar New Year holidays.

Monday 23 January

INTERIMS

Van Elle Holdings, IG Group Holdings, Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fuller Smith & Turner

AGMs

Midatech Pharma

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

LendInvest

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Confidence (EU) (15:00)

Tuesday 24 January

FINALS

Sureserve Group, Velocity Composites, Oxford Biodynamics

INTERIMS

Accrol Group Holdings

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Associated British Foods, Staffline Group, Henry Boot

AGMs

Marston's, C4X Discovery Holdings

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)

PMI Services (09:30)

PMI Composite (09:30)

PMI Manufacturing (09:30)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Composite (GER) (08:30)

PMI Services (GER) (08:30)

PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:30)

PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)

PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)

PMI Services (EU) (09:00)

PMI Composite (US) (14:45)

PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)

PMI Services (US) (14:45)

Wednesday 25 January

FINALS

Watkin Jones

INTERIMS

Scancell Holdings, Hargreaves Services

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Cmc Markets, Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (DI), easyJet, Lords Group Trading, Tullow Oil, Hvivo, Quilter, Fresnillo, TI Fluid Systems

AGMs

Majedie Investments, Infrastructure India, Lowland Investment Co

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Global Markets Emerging Income Trust, Baltic Classifieds Group

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

General Electric Co (CDI)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Producer Price Index (07:00)

International Economic Announcements

IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)

IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)

IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

Thursday 26 January

FINALS

IDOX

INTERIMS

Time Finance, Rank Group, Diageo

Q3

Wizz Air Holdings

Q4

St James's Place

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Intermediate Capital Group, Tate & Lyle

AGMs

Henderson European Focus Trust, Britvic, Auction Technology Group, Greencore Group (CDI), Barings Emerging Emea Opportunities

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

RWS Holdings, Tracsis

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

WH Smith

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income, Foresight Solar Fund Limited, Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited, Aew UK Reit, Henderson Far East Income Ltd., Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust, North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd., B.P. Marsh & Partners, Brickability Group, Solid State, CQS New City High Yield Fund Limited, Bankers Inv Trust, Pennon Group, NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Volta Finance Limited, Volta Finance Limited NPV (GBP), The Global Smaller Companies Trust, Artemis Alpha Trust, Big Yellow Group

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Centaur Media, Panther Securities

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

City of London Inv Trust, Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Law Debenture Corp.

International Economic Announcements

Consumer Price Index (GER) (13:00)

Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)

Gross Domestic Product (US) (13:30)

Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)

New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

Friday 27 January

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Paragon Banking Group, Industrials Reit Limited

AGMs

Henderson Far East Income Ltd., Avon Protection, Ixico, On The Beach Group

EGMs

NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Majedie Investments, Gresham House Renewable Energy VCT 1, Gresham House Renewable Energy VCT 2, Character Group, AB Dynamics, Up Global Sourcing Holdings

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

International Biotech Trust, Shires Income, abrdn Latin American Income Fund Limited NPV, I3 Energy, Latham (James), Iomart Group, IntegraFin Holding, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Burberry Group, TPXimpact Holdings, Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust, Redcentric, Cranswick, Appreciate Group, Caledonia Mining Corporation (DI), Troy Income & Growth Trust, Schroder Income Growth Fund, Auto Trader Group, Henderson High Income Trust, abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust, Currys

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Majedie Investments, Impellam Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Value and Indexed Property Income Trust, Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV, Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust

International Economic Announcements

M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)

Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)

Personal Income (US) (13:30)

Personal Spending (US) (13:30)

Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)