Thursday preview: ECB minutes, Fed speak in focus
Wednesday will be the European Central Bank's turn to publish the minutes of its last monetary policy meeting.
With the harsh glare of global investors' attention increasingly on the monetary authority's next moves, focus will be on any new insights that might be gleaned regarding just how aggressive it will be and for how long.
Also due out across the Channel are industrial production figures for the euro area's largest economy, Germany, in May.
At 1045 BST, ECB chief economist Philip Lane will deliver a speech on "The accelerated green transition in the post-Covid 19 era".
No major economic announcements are scheduled in the UK.
In the US, the spotlight will be on speeches from Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller at 1700 BST.
St.Louis Fed chief, James Bullard, will take to the podium at an event at the same hour to talk about the US economy and monetary policy.
Further afield, in Malaysia, rate-setters will be meeting to decide on interest rates.
Consensus is for a 25 basis point increase in the overnight rate to 2.25%.
Thursday 7 July
FINALS
Watches of Switzerland Group, Currys, Baltic Classifieds Group, Jet2
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Time Finance, Vistry Group, Persimmon, Entain, RS Group
AGMs
Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions I S.A. Cls A Ord Npv (DI), Pets at Home Group, Severn Trent, Octopus Apollo VCT, Emmerson NPV, 3i Infrastructure, Tomco Energy, Brown (N.) Group, Distil, Land Securities Group, Puma Vct 13, C&C Group (CDI), Great Portland Estates, Maven Income & Growth VCT, Sainsbury (J), FD Technologies Public Limited Company
EGMs
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy (DI)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Cropper (James), Big Yellow Group, Mountview Estates, Next Fifteen Communications, Bisichi, New Century AIM VCT 2, Aveva Group, Sirius Real Estate Ltd., Camellia, Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI), Caffyns, Fuller Smith & Turner, Shires Income, Concurrent Technologies, JD Sports Fashion, Workspace Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Young & Co's Brewery (Non-Voting), Alliance Pharma, Irish Continental Group Units (Comp) (CDI), Lords Group Trading, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Murray International Trust, Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust, CC Japan Income & Growth Trust, Next, Albion Venture Capital Trust, Premier Miton Group, Dewhurst Group 'A'NON.VTG, Paragon Banking Group, Safestore Holdings, Up Global Sourcing Holdings, Dewhurst Group, European Assets Trust, Tavistock Investments, Schroder Income Growth Fund, New Century AIM VCT, abrdn Latin American Income Fund Limited NPV, Polar Capital Holdings
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Smiths News
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bisichi, Kings Arms Yard VCT, Pembroke Vct B
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
CT UK High Income Trust, CT UK High Income Trust B, CT Private Equity Trust, Primary Health Properties, Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV, ICG Enterprise Trust, Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd, British American Tobacco
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Law Debenture Corp.
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)