Week ahead: Services PMIs, Chinese price data in focus
The market spotlight over the coming week will revert back to the People's Republic of China, where foreign trade are set for release on Thursday, with readings on consumer and producer level price data for July scheduled for release on the following day.
But international trade will not be far from investors' minds given the US administration's recent decision to expand its trade tariffs to cover nearly all Chinese exports during the preceding week.
In particular, traders will be closely watching for any shift in China's response after the US President reportedly said he might not carry out his threat of additional tariffs, subject to signs of progress in talks.
Ahead of those Chinese figures, Monday will bring with it readings on services sector activity in all the main geographies.
And in the UK, a barrage of data is also due out at the end of the week, including a preliminary reading on second quarter gross domestic product, as well as industrial output and foreign trade data for June, all on Friday.
Second quarter GDP growth figures are also due out in Japan on Thursday.
Further afield, on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will announce its decision on interest rates, followed by the Indian and New Zealand central banks the following day.
Monday August 05
INTERIMS
BBA Aviation, Dialight, Senior
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
AGMS
Premier African Minerals Ltd, Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Services (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
CML Microsystems, JD Sports Fashion
Tuesday August 06
INTERIMS
Genel Energy, HSBC Holdings, InterContinental Hotels Group, IWG , Meggitt, Public Joint Stock Company Polyus (REG S) , Rolls-Royce Holdings, Rotork, Synthomer, Synthomer, TP ICAP, Zotefoams
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Q2
Public Joint Stock Company Polyus (REG S)
AGMS
GoldStone Resources Ltd
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Intermediate Capital Group, Johnson Matthey
Wednesday August 07
INTERIMS
Bank Pekao SA GDS (Reg S), Glencore , Hill & Smith Holdings, Legal & General Group, Morgan Sindall Group, Pagegroup, Phoenix Group Holdings , Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Standard Life Aberdeen, Ultra Electronics Holdings
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Supermarket Income Reit
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Q3
UDG Healthcare Public Limited Company
AGMS
Papillon Holdings
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
UDG Healthcare Public Limited Company
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (08:30)
Thursday August 08
INTERIMS
Arrow Global Group, Aviva, Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI), Evraz, Hastings Group Holdings , Telecom Egypt SAE GDS (Regs), Temple Bar Inv Trust, Tritax Big Box Reit
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
4Imprint Group, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, Amino Technologies, AstraZeneca, Avon Rubber, Barclays, Direct Line Insurance Group, Fevertree Drinks, Fresnillo, Hiscox Limited (DI), IMI, Informa, Jupiter Fund Management , Lancashire Holdings Limited, Law Debenture Corp., Lloyds Banking Group, LSL Property Services, Man Group, McColl's Retail Group , Rio Tinto, RM, St. Modwen Properties, Standard Chartered, Vesuvius
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
British American Tobacco, JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust, JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BP, Brunner Inv Trust, Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Ediston Property Investment Company, Fair Oaks Income Limited 2017 Shs NPV, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM Corp., JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Picton Property Income Ltd, Unilever
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
Q2
Telecom Egypt SAE GDS (Regs)
FINALS
Hargreaves Lansdown
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aberforth Split Level Income Trust , Artemis VCT, New Century AIM VCT, Northern Bear, Rio Tinto
AGMS
Bould Opportunities, Investec, Majestic Wine, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Ovoca Bio, Ventus 2 VCT, Ventus VCT
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Caledonia Investments, VP
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BT Group, D4T4 Solutions, Diageo, Downing One VCT , Greene King, Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Invesco Asia Trust, New Century AIM VCT, Northern Bear, Panther Securities, PZ Cussons, U And I Group
Friday August 09
INTERIMS
Hikma Pharmaceuticals, William Hill
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund, Unicorn AIM VCT
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
AGMS
Adams, Heath (Samuel) & Sons
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
GDP (Preliminary) (09:30)
Gross Domestic Product (09:30)
Index of Services (09:30)
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Babcock International Group, Cropper (James), Finncap Group , Gabelli Value Plus Trust , Liontrust Asset Management, Mitie Group, Octopus Apollo VCT, Speedy Hire, Trans-Siberian Gold, Walker Greenbank