Week ahead: US, China CPI and UK employment in the spotlight
All eyes over the coming week will be on consumer price data covering the month of September due out in the US and China.
The reports are scheduled for release on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Also on Friday, investors will be digesting readings for US retail sales and consumer confidence, as well as for Chinese foreign trade.
Ahead of those data points, on Wednesday the US Department of Labor will publish the latest monthly wholesale price figures.
The minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last rate-setting meeting are due out as well.
On home shores, Tuesday will bring with it the August employment report, followed by monthly gross domestic product data the next day.
The Bank of England's Credit Conditions survey, on Thursday, may also merit watching closely.
To take into account, trading volumes in the US may be lighter than usual on account of the Columbus Day holiday.
Monday 10 October
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Thungela Resources Limited NPV (DI)
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bristol & West 'A'
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sirius Real Estate Ltd., Unite Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Biffa, Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust
Tuesday 11 October
INTERIMS
Eneraqua Technologies, Sanderson Design Group, Smartspace Software , Smartspace Software , Smartspace Software
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, RPS Group
FINALS
SCS Group , SCS Group , YouGov
EGMS
Zhejiang Expressway Co 'H' Shares
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reach
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claimant Count Rate (07:00)
Retail Sales (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Barclays Bank 9% Perm Int Brg Cap Bds 1, Mercia Asset Management
Wednesday 12 October
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited (Bermuda Regd), DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited (Jersey Reg), DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited (Sing.Reg), 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)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Assura , Duke Royalty Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Current Account (GER) (10:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
FINALS
ASOS, Kin and Carta
EGMS
Societatea Energetica Electrica SA GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Fletcher King
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S), PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works GDR (Reg S)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (07:00)
Index of Services (07:00)
Industrial Production (07:00)
Manufacturing Production (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Totally
Thursday 13 October
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Crest Nicholson Holdings, Macfarlane Group, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), TT Electronics
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust , Cenkos Securities, Crestchic, Facilities by ADF, Howden Joinery Group, Inspired, Kerry Group 'A' Shares (CDI), M. P. Evans Group, Me Group International, Octopus AIM VCT 2, Senior, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Taylor Wimpey, Tesco, WPP
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
XP Power Ltd. (DI)
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Balanced Commercial Property Trust Limited , BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, Custodian Reit , I3 Energy , JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Primary Health Properties
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
South32 Limited (DI)
AGMS
Artemis Alpha Trust, Feedback, Galileo Resources, Marechale Capital , Mothercare, Rank Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Entain, Hays, Rathbones Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Colefax Group, South32 Limited (DI)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Close Brothers Group, JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust, NCC Group, Strategic Equity Capital
Friday 14 October
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bakkavor Group , Braime Group, Braime Group 'A'NON.V , Derwent London, Epwin Group, Forterra, Genel Energy, Henry Boot, Highcroft Investment, Jadestone Energy, Keystone Law Group , Pagegroup, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Restore, Robinson, Standard Chartered, TBC Bank Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £, Regional REIT Limited, Yamana Gold Inc. NPV (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Pagegroup
AGMS
Ashmore Group, Loungers , Twentyfour Income Fund Limited Ord Red
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jupiter Fund Management
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Baltic Classifieds Group, Braemar , Foresight Group Holdings Limited NPV, PHSC, Severfield, TPXimpact Holdings, Trifast