Week ahead: US jobs data back in the spotlight
Focus will shift back to the US jobs market next week, with data referencing the month of September set for release on Friday.
While few analysts expect the Fed's November policy meeting will yield any changes, upcoming monthly jobs reports will likely continue to be a key ingredient informing US rate-setters' deliberations when looking out to December's meeting.
A raft of figures on the state of the British economy are also scheduled to be published next Friday, including data on industrial production, foreign trade and the Halifax home price survey.
The other big day in terms of UK data will be Tuesday, with Markit's service sector PMI and BRC shop price data set to come out.
Euro area and US service sector PMI's are also expected on Monday.
Lastly, on Thursday the European Central Bank will publish the minutes of its most recent policy meeting held on 8 September.
Monday October 03
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Avesco Group, Gulf Marine Services, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, New Europe Property Investments, Novae Group, Phoenix Group Holdings (DI), Portmeirion Group, Puma Vct VII, Robinson, RSA Ins 7 3/8%pf
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Auto Sales (US) (20:00)
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
FINALS
James Halstead, Seeing Machines Ltd.
AGMS
Vela Technologies
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Park Group, Pinewood Group
Tuesday October 04
INTERIMS
Quantum Pharma
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Croda International, Greencore Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, CAP-XX Limited, Revolution Bars Group, SCS Group
AGMS
Angle, Ncondezi Energy Limited (DI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Greggs, St Ives
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (09:30)
Wednesday October 05
INTERIMS
Tesco
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Rathbone Brothers, Savills
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
JP Morgan Chase & Co
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (12:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
GMS
Puma Vct VII
EGMS
Public Power GDR SA (Reg S)
AGMS
Artemis Alpha Trust, Hargreaves Services
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Topps Tiles
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Stagecoach Group
Thursday October 06
INTERIMS
Morses Club
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
888 Holdings, Centaur Media, Churchill China, Crest Nicholson Holdings, HSS Hire Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AA , Air Partner, Andrews Sykes Group, Aquatic Foods Group , Ascential, Aviva, Balfour Beatty, Barr (A.G.), Bodycote, Burford Capital , Cello Group, Cenkos Securities, Central Asia Metals, Cobham, Ebiquity, Elecosoft, Fisher (James) & Sons, Hastings Group Holdings , Highland Gold Mining Ltd., ICG Enterprise Trust, IDOX, Johnson Service Group, Judges Scientific, Keywords Studios, Kingfisher, Learning Technologies Group , Menzies(John), Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , Netplay TV, Premier Technical Services Group , Rightmove, Saga , SIG, Smith & Nephew, StatPro Group, Synthomer, Travis Perkins, TT Electronics, Unite Group, WPP, XLMedia
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Albion Technology & General VCT, British Land Company, Fair Oaks Income Fund Limited , Investors Capital Trust 'A' Shares, Mercantile Investment Trust (The), Merchants Trust, Schroder Income Growth Fund, Torchmark Corp.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
FINALS
DFS Furniture
IMSS
Dunelm Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust, Photo-Me International
AGMS
Taptica International (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Diageo, PZ Cussons, South32 Limited (DI)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Abbey, Alumasc Group, Ashley (Laura) Holding, Begbies Traynor Group, Eckoh, HML Holdings, JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust, Mid Wynd International Inv Trust, Murgitroyd Group, Photo-Me International, Produce Investments, Redde, Sky
Friday October 07
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
1pm, Admiral Group, Berendsen, Camellia, Cape, Capital Drilling Ltd. (DI), Centamin (DI), Clarke (T.), Countrywide, Devro, Drax Group, Eurocell , Fyffes, Glanbia, Grafton Group Units, Greggs, H&T Group, InterContinental Hotels Group, International Personal Finance, Irish Continental Group Units, Lavendon Group, Martinco , PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Regus, Shire Plc, STV Group, Taylor Wimpey
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Blackrock North American Income Trust , Land Securities Group, Regional REIT Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Progility
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Admiral Group, Carr's Group
EGMS
Sable Mining Africa Ltd. (DI)
AGMS
Abbey, Legendary Investments
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
Halifax House Price Index (08:30)
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
AdEPT Telecom, Conviviality, Fletcher King, Goodwin Plc, Micro Focus International, Miton UK Microcap Trust