Week ahead: Second 'meaningful' vote, US-China trade talks in focus
All eyes will be firmly on what are expected to be multiple key votes on the Prime Minister's Withdrawal proposal, starting from Tuesday, although political analysts appear to be completely divided as to what the result of the entire process will be; namely, an extension of Article 50, some sort of 'soft' Brexit', a second referendum or even new elections.
Indeed, at the weekend, the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, even appeared to imply that a majority of Britons might no longer support Brexit.
"If you want to stop Brexit you only need to do three things: kill this deal, get an extension, and then have a second referendum. Within three weeks, those people could have two of those three things [...] and quite possibly the third one could be on the way," he reportedly told the BBC.
Quite as important as well will be the news-flow around the ongoing US-China trade talks.
In the States meanwhile, and especially given recent downside surprises in the economic data, investors will be focusing on the release of a raft of economic indicators, including retail sales (Monday), consumer prices (Tuesday), durable goods orders (Wednesday) and consumer confidence (Friday).
Key Chinese economic indicators are also slated for release over the next week, including readings on consumer prices (Saturday), money supply (Sunday) and for fixed asset investment, retail sales and industrial production, all on Thursday.
Monday March 11
INTERIMS
River and Mercantile Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hargreaves Lansdown
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Business Inventories (US) (14:00)
Construction Spending (US) (14:00)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
Factory Orders (GER) (06:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
FINALS
Banco Santander S.A., Clarkson, Hutchison China Meditech Ltd, Microsaic Systems, Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), Silence Therapeutics
ANNUAL REPORT
Belimo Holding AG , William Hill
AGMS
BlockChain Worldwide
Tuesday March 12
INTERIMS
Close Brothers Group, Purecircle Limited (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (US) (12:30)
FINALS
888 Holdings, Cairn Energy, Computacenter, Domino's Pizza Group, Forbidden Technologies, Forterra, French Connection Group, G4S, Gamma Communications, Goals Soccer Centres, Gresham Technologies, H&T Group, Menzies(John), Midwich Group, Pendragon, Pennant International Group, Surgical Innovations Group, TCS Group Holding GDR (Each Repr 1 A Shr) (Reg S)
AGMS
BlackRock Commodities Income Inv Trust, JPMorgan Russian Securities, React Group , Starvest
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (08:30)
Index of Services (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
Wednesday March 13
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (14:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (11:00)
Producer Price Index (US) (12:30)
Q4
Transgloble Energy Corporation NPV (DI)
FINALS
Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Avast, Balfour Beatty, Burford Capital , Dignity, ECSC Group, EKF Diagnostics Holdings , Empresaria Group, Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI), Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Kenmare Resources, Lookers, Manx Telecom , Marshall Motor Holdings, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets, Prudential, Quilter, SafeCharge International Group Limited (DI), Sigmaroc , Standard Life Aberdeen, StatPro Group, Transgloble Energy Corporation NPV (DI)
AGMS
Independent Inv Trust
Thursday March 14
INTERIMS
Brooks Macdonald Group, DFS Furniture, Kin and Carta
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Quiz, Rank Group, TheWorks.Co.Uk
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Abcam, Adept Technology Group, Colefax Group, Craneware, Dunelm Group, Galliford Try, Hansard Global, JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust, Jupiter Green Inv Trust, London Finance & Investment Group, Mid Wynd International Inv Trust, Ricardo, Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust, TR European Growth Trust, Trifast
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
MedicX Fund Ltd.
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Assura , Blackrock North American Income Trust , Land Securities Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Inventories (US) (14:00)
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (12:30)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (12:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (12:30)
New Homes Sales (US) (14:00)
Retail Sales (US) (12:30)
FINALS
Capita, Capital & Regional, Capital Drilling Ltd. (DI), Cineworld Group, Just Group, Marshalls, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), Oxford Biomedica, Savills
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Electra Private Equity, Jupiter Fund Management , Thinksmart Limited (DI)
AGMS
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Benchmark Holdings , Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust, Henderson Opportunities Trust, Octopus Titan VCT , Oxford Biodynamics
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Anglo American, Apax Global Alpha Limited , CRH, Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd (Bermuda), Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Jersey), Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Singapore), Glanbia, GVC Holdings, Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Bermuda), Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Jersey), Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Sing.Reg), Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (Singapore Reg), Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda), Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Jersey), Jardine Strategic Holdingd Ltd. (Bermuda), Jardine Strategic Holdingd Ltd. (Jersey REG), Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Singapore), Jupiter Fund Management , Law Debenture Corp., Mandarin Oriental International (Bermuda), Mandarin Oriental International (Jersey), Mandarin Oriental International (Singapore), Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Rights & Issues Inv Trust Income Shares, RM, Spirent Communications, The Simplybiz Group, Tritax Eurobox (GBP)
Friday March 15
INTERIMS
Wetherspoon (J.D.)
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Finncap Group , Gateley (Holdings) , Knights Group Holdings , Motorpoint Group, SSE
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust , Canadian General Investments Ltd., Carnival
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Capacity Utilisation (US) (13:15)
Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Industrial Production (US) (13:15)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (14:00)
FINALS
Eurocell , Restaurant Group
AGMS
LG Electronics Inc GDS (Reg S)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Berkeley Group Holdings (The)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Avon Rubber, Impax Asset Management Group, JPMorgan Russian Securities, LLoyds Banking Group 6.475% Non-Cum Pref Shares