Week ahead: Ukraine war, US CPI, ECB in the spotlight
The world's gaze over the coming week will continue to be fixated on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with investors watching to see if further sanctions are imposed on Russia, particularly on the country's oil and gas exports, even as they hope for a negotiated solution.
Against that backdrop, the week's main economic release will be Thursday's reading on US consumer prices in February, which will arrive just a week ahead of the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting on 15-16 March.
Preliminary results from a survey of consumer confidence in the US, courtesy of the University of Michigan, will also provide insights into Americans' first reaction to the war.
On the same day, rate-setters at the European Central Bank are expected to announce the postponement of their exit from quantitative easing.
In the UK, the week will be back-end loaded with a reading on gross domestic product growth in January due out.
Meanwhile, in Asia, the Chinese National People´s Congress will be held over the weekend.
It will be followed by readings on foreign trade as well as on consumer and factory gate prices in February, on Monday and Wednesday, respectively.
Monday 7 March
FINALS
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, BiVictriX, Therapeutics, Clarkson, Various Eateries, CloudCoco Group, MTI Wireless Edge Ltd.
HGCapital Trust
INTERIMS
Interims, Physiomics
EGMs
Crystal Amber Fund Ltd.
ANNUAL REPORT
BiVictriX Therapeutics, HGCapital Trust, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust
DRILLING REPORT
Serabi Gold, Xtract Resources
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust, PayPoint
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
General Electric Co (CDI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Tuesday 8 March
FINALS
Capricorn Energy, Gresham Technologies, Engage XR Holdings (CDI), Greggs, Bakkavor Group, Johnson Service Group, M&G, Wood Group (John), Capital & Regional
Convatec Group, H&T Group, Made.com Group, Midwich Group, Keller Group, Bango, Domino's Pizza Group, Glenveagh Properties (CDI), Robert Walters, Fresnillo
Direct Line Insurance Group
Q3
Ashtead Group
AGMs
CareTech Holding, Driver Group, Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust, Redx Pharma
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd, Aberforth Split Level Income Trust
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
SLF Realisation Fund Limited NPV, SLF Realisation Fund Limited C Shs NPV
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Tetragon Financial Group Limited
Wednesday 9 March
FINALS
Foresight Solar Fund Limited, Quilter, 888 Holdings, Legal & General Group, Network International Holdings, Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI), Prudential, Ibstock, Breedon Group, Alfa Financial Software Holdings, Headlam Group
INTERIMS
Ashtead Group
AGMs
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd.
EGMs
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd.
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Hansard Global
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail sales
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (EU) (10:00)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
Thursday 9 March
FINALS
National Express Group, Spirent Communications, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Balfour Beatty, Hill & Smith Holdings, Secure Income Reit, Just Group
Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), Savills
INTERIMS
Brooks Macdonald Group
Volution Group
AGMs
BMO Capital & Income Investment Trust
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Micro Focus International, Apax Global Alpha Limited, Athelney Trust, Law Debenture Corp., Independent Inv Trust, Chemring Group, CRH (CDI), Rio Tinto
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ramsdens Holdings
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Tritax Big Box Reit, Alliance Trust, BMO Capital & Income Investment Trust, Renishaw, Ruffer Investment Company Ltd Red PTG Pref Shares, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd, Ediston Property Investment Company, Persimmon, Galliford Try, BMO Commercial Property Trust Limited, South32 Limited (DI), Temple Bar Inv Trust, London Finance & Investment Group, Triple Point Social Housing Reit, HSBC Holdings, Crown Place VCT, LondonMetric Property, Springfield Properties, PZ Cussons, JPMorgan Global Markets Emerging Income Trust, Puma Vct 13, Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust, Ricardo, Evraz, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, BMO Real Estate Investments Limited
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
SSE, Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Independent Inv Trust, Rio Tinto
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Independent Inv Trust
Rio Tinto
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION COM STK USD0.20 (CDI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
Balance of Trade (07:00)
Industrial Production (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (07:00)
Index of Services (07:00)
Manufacturing Production (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANOUNCEMENTS
ECB Interest Rate (EU) (12:45)
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Friday 11 March
FINALS
SIG
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Berkeley Group Holdings (The)
AGMs
Myanmar Investments International Ltd, Hardide
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Russian Securities, Virgin Money UK, Gulf Investment Fund, Avon Protection
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Base Resources Ltd
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Russian Securities, Civitas Social Housing, Impact Healthcare Reit, Maven Income & Growth 4 VCT, I3 Energy, Aquila European, Renewables Income Fund (GBP), NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £, Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust, S&U, Ground Rents Income Fund, Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust, Maven Income & Growth 3 VCT
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Honeywell International Inc., Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)