Week ahead: UK CPI, US Q2 earnings reports
Financial markets' focus over the coming week was expected to be on consumer price data due out in UK, US and euro area.
Corporate earnings would also be in focus, not least as the second quarter reporting season in the US swung into full steam.
On Wednesday, the Office for National Statistics was expected to announce that the annual rate of increase slipped from 8.7% for May to 8.2% in June.
Core CPI however was steen steady at 7.1% year-on-year.
A final reading for Euro area CPI was also scheduled for release in the middle of the week.
And on Friday, reports were due out for UK consumer confidence, retail sales and public sector net borrowing.
Stateside, the key days on the economic front would be Tuesday and Thursday.
The former session would bring with it the June retail sales report, while the latter would see the release of weekly jobless claims data, the Philly Fed's closely followed regional factory sector gauge and figures on existing home sales in June.
Investors would also be scrutinising a barrage of economic activity indicator due out in China, on Monday, covering the month of June.
Monday 17 July
FINALS
Brickability Group , Gore Street Energy Storage Fund , Northern Bear
AGMS
Tower Resources
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Shanta Gold Ltd.
Tuesday 18 July
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales Less Autos (US) (13:30)
FINALS
Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)
AGMS
Alkemy Capital Investments , Bloomsbury Publishing, e-Therapeutics, Strategic Minerals, Worldwide Healthcare Trust, Wynnstay Properties
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
IntegraFin Holding, Rio Tinto, The Artisanal Spirits Company
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Alliance Pharma, Dr. Martens
Wednesday 19 July
INTERIMS
United Bank Ltd GDR (Reg S)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Thomaslloyd Energy Impact Trust , Thomaslloyd Energy Impact Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Building Permits (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Current Account (EU) (09:00)
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (EU) (10:00)
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
GMS
Berkeley Energia Limited (DI)
FINALS
Redcentric
AGMS
Caledonia Investments, Edinburgh Inv Trust, Experian, HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited A Shs, HICL Infrastructure , Invinity Energy Systems , JPMorgan European Discovery Trust, Mind Gym, Triple Point VCT 2011 Venture
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (07:00)
Producer Price Index (07:00)
Retail Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Manx Financial Group, Panther Securities
Thursday 20 July
INTERIMS
Howden Joinery Group, PensionBee Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust, Hercules Site Services , Porvair
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Custodian Property Income Reit, JpMorgan China Growth & Income , M Winkworth, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Babcock International Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bytes Technology Group , Invesco Select Trust Balanced Risk Alloc Shs
EGMS
Acg Acquisition Company Limited Cls A Npv (DI), Kingspan Group (CDI), UPL Limited GDR Reg S
AGMS
Big Yellow Group, CT UK High Income Trust, Evgen Pharma, FD Technologies Public Limited Company, Fidelity China Special Situations , Fidelity China Special Situations , Fuller Smith & Turner, Fuller Smith & Turner, GB Group, Halma, Intermediate Capital Group, International Distributions Services, Johnson Matthey, Octopus AIM VCT, Pennon Group, Premier Foods, QinetiQ Group, SSE, Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund Ltd
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Diploma, Dunelm Group, PensionBee Group , QinetiQ Group, SSE
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Centrica, DCC (CDI)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bytes Technology Group , Castings, Cranswick, D4T4 Solutions, Ninety One , Northern 2 VCT, Northern 3 VCT, Northern Venture Trust, Pennon Group, Telecom Plus, Volex
Friday 21 July
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Impax Asset Management Group, Maven Income and Growth VCT 5
FINALS
TheWorks.Co.Uk, Thruvision Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Xpediator
AGMS
Bidstack Group , Fadel Partners, Inc Com Stk Usd0.001 (Di) Regs Cat 3/144A, FirstGroup, Northern Venture Trust, Northern Venture Trust, United Utilities Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
Retail Sales (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Amati AIM Vct , C&C Group (CDI), Flowtech Fluidpower, ICG Enterprise Trust, Land Securities Group, Medica Group , New Century AIM VCT 2, Robinson, RS Group, RWS Holdings, Skillcast Group