Week ahead: Central banks, US jobs report in the spotlight
Central banks will be back in focus next week, with the minutes of the US central bank's last policy meeting set to be published on Wednesday, given the possibility that the global interest rate cycle - not just in the States - might slowly be starting to shift gears.
Precisely for that reason, Canadian and Australian rate-setters' policy decisions on the day before may attract more attention than usual as well.
To take note of in that regard, are the governor of the Bank of Canada's recent 'hawkish' sounding remarks.
Nevertheless, market moves may be restrained given the event risk which always surrounds the release of the monthly US jobs report at the start of each month.
On Friday, the US Labor Department is expected to announce that job growth in the US ran at a 180,000 person pace in June.
China's Caixin manufacturing sector purchasing managers' index on Monday also holds the potential to move markets.
Against that backdrop, investors in the UK are awaiting the latest Markit factory PMI data for June, also due out on Monday, followed by the results of a similar survey for the services sector on Wednesday and industrial production data on Friday.
Monday July 03
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bellway, Mitchells & Butlers, Renew Holdings, SSP Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Auto Sales (US) (20:30)
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
600 Group, Mercia Technologies , Plastics Capital, Trakm8 Holdings
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Chelverton Small Companies Dividend Trust, Persimmon, Plus500 Ltd (DI)
EGMS
JSC Kazkommertsbank GDR (Reg S), PJSC Megafon GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Aseana Properties Ltd., Landore Resources Ltd., Polemos, Shanta Gold Ltd.
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
SQS Software Quality Systems AG
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust, Bunzl, Capita, Headlam Group, Hill & Smith Holdings, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), Menzies(John), Persimmon, Plus500 Ltd (DI), Rolls-Royce Holdings, RTC Group, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, Tandem Group, WPP
Tuesday July 04
INTERIMS
RM, St. Modwen Properties
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Marston's
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
JP Morgan Chase & Co
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (US) (09:30)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
GMS
NewRiver REIT
FINALS
Imagination Technologies Group, Solid State
AGMS
Distil, ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT, Veltyco Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Costain Group, Sainsbury (J), Staffline Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Pacific Assets Trust, Staffline Group
Wednesday July 05
INTERIMS
Ocado Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (11:00)
FINALS
Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd. GDR
AGMS
Arricano Real Estate (DI), Booker Group, Challenger Acquisitions Limited , Dods Group, Gresham House Strategic , Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust , Oxford Technology 2 VCT, Oxford Technology 3 VCT, Oxford Technology 4 Venture Capital Trust, Oxford Technology VCT, Sainsbury (J), Windar Photonics
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Booker Group, Mattioli Woods, McCarthy & Stone, Persimmon, SIG, Topps Tiles
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Air Partner, London Security
Thursday July 06
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Cardiff Property
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Albion Venture Capital Trust, BBA Aviation, CC Japan Income & Growth Trust, Character Group, Dewhurst, Dunedin Smaller Companies Inv Trust, European Investment Trust, Mobeus Income & Growth 2 Vct, Paragon Group Of Companies, Stride Gaming, Up Global Sourcing Holdings , Zytronic
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
F & C UK High Income Trust , Fair Oaks Income Limited 2017 Shs NPV, Schroder Income Growth Fund
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
Q2
Ferrexpo
FINALS
Supergroup, Syncona Limited NPV
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Caledonia Investments, European Investment Trust, Next
EGMS
IronRidge Resources Limited (DI)
AGMS
3i Infrastructure, C&C Group, Chaarat Gold Holdings Ltd. (DI), Elektron Technology, Establishment Inv Trust, Great Portland Estates, Maven Income & Growth VCT, Mckay Securities, Pennon Group, Puma Vct 11, Quantum Pharma, Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Associated British Foods, Bovis Homes Group, Ferrexpo, Great Portland Estates
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Arrow Global Group, Forterra, Huntsworth, Mears Group, Synthomer, Tarsus Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Amati VCT , Aveva Group, Biffa, Bisichi Mining, Blue Planet Investment Trust, Brown (N.) Group, Burberry Group, Caffyns, Caledonia Investments, CML Microsystems, Dairy Crest Group, Diversified Gas & Oil, Entertainment One Limited, Hibernia Reit , Homeserve, IG Design Group, Impellam Group, Monks Inv Trust, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Next, Octopus AIM VCT, Palace Capital , Panther Securities, Pennon Group, Speedy Hire, TalkTalk Telecom Group , Telecom Plus, ULS Technology , Warpaint London , Wincanton, Workspace Group
Friday July 07
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Associated British Foods, Connect Group, Countryside Properties, Debenhams, Patisserie Holdings , Shaftesbury
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
ANNUAL REPORT
Miton Global Opportunities
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Booker Group, Helios Underwriting
AGMS
Aveva Group, Value and Income Trust
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dunelm Group
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
Balfour Beatty, BGEO Group, Billington Holdings, Booker Group, Camellia, Christie Group, Harvey Nash Group, Helios Underwriting, Judges Scientific, Learning Technologies Group , M&C Saatchi, Restaurant Group, Restore, S&U, Sainsbury (J), SIG, Sprue Aegis, Stobart Group Ltd.