Week ahead: US jobs data, Chinese foreign trade in the spotlight
All eyes this week will be on the U.S. non-farm payrolls report for the month of November.
Consensus is for an increase of 170,000 persons, although some economists see scope for an upside surprise.
Other key reports due out in the U.S. include the Institute for Supply Management's services sector Purchasing Managers' Index on Tuesday and Department of Labor figures for third quarter unit labour costs and productivity on Wednesday.
The JOLTS labour market report and consultancy Challenger's monthly tally of job cut announcements on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, will also help to fill in some of the blanks regarding the state of the labour market in the U.S..
Investors will also be keen to see the preliminary findings of the University of Michigan's consumer confidence survey for December.
Chinese foreign trade data for November, on Thursday, will also be in focus.
Rate-setters Down Under meanwhile will get together on Tuesday to decide on policy.
On home shores, a final reading on S&P Global's services sector Purchasing Managers' Index for November is due out on Tuesday.
House price data covering that same month will be published two days later, courtesy of mortgage lender Halifax.
In the euro area, Eurostat will release data for producer prices on Tuesday and for retail sales on Wednesday.
Monday 4 December
INTERIMS
Fusion Antibodies, Creightons, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, Schroder British Opportunities Trust
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Zambeef Products, Titon Holdings, Cornerstone FS, ITM Power
AGMs
PRS Reit (The), Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd.
GMs
Amte Power, Palace Capital, Diversified Energy Company
DRILLING REPORT
Anglesey Mining, Thor Energy, Golden Metal Resources
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd., BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust
Maruwa Co Ltd.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
Tuesday 5 December
FINALS
Gooch & Housego, Tritax Eurobox (GBP), Marston's, Residential Secure Income
On The Beach Group, Oxford Metrics, Ixico
INTERIMS
Iomart Group, TPXimpact Holdings, Discoverie Group, Moonpig Group, CML Microsystems, Solid State
Q1
Ferguson
Q2
Ashtead Group
AGMs
Schroder Japan Trust, OPG Power Ventures, abrdn Asia Focus
GMs
Capital Gearing Trust
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Balfour Beatty, GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Sales Monitor (00:01)
PMI Services (09:30)
PMI Composite (09:30)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
ISM Services (US) (15:00)
Wednesday 6 December
FINALS
Paragon Banking Group, Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust
INTERIMS
System1 Group, Baltic Classifieds Group
AGMs
Virgin Wines UK, Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited, VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd., JPEL Private Equity Limited USD Eqty Shs NPV
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Fidelity Asian Values
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (09:30)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Thursday 7 December
FINALS
AJ Bell
INTERIMS
SDI Group
AGMs
Asia Dragon Trust, Haydale Graphene Industries, Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, Nanoco Group, YouGov, Darktrace, Kibo Energy (CDI), Fidelity Emerging Markets Limited Ptg NPV, Essensys, Supermarket Income Reit, GS Chain, Lok'n Store Group, Bioventix
GMs
Kore Potash
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
London Finance & Investment Group, Redcentric
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust, Renishaw, DX (Group)
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Speedy Hire, JD Sports Fashion, Mercia Asset Management, Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, British American Inv Trust, Develop North, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, Harmony Energy Income Trust, Albion Technology & General VCT, VP, NewRiver REIT, LXI Reit, US Solar Fund, Cropper (James), Investec, Amati AIM Vct, BioPharma Credit, US Solar Fund (GBP), Ct Uk Capital and Income Investment Trust, Abrdn Equity Income Trust, Ninety One, Henderson High Income Trust, Pets at Home Group, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, Supreme, Intermediate Capital Group, Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, Next, Celebrus Technologies, Cmc Markets, Aquila Services Group, Seneca Growth Capital Vct B, BioPharma Credit
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
London Security, Burford Capital NPV (DI), Equals Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BioPharma Credit
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd, Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Assura, Energean
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (EU) (10:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Auto Sales (US) (20:30)
Friday 8 December
INTERIMS
Berkeley Group Holdings (The)
AGMs
Hargreaves Lansdown, Associated British Foods, Amedeo Air Four Plus Limited Red Ord NPV
GMs
Ura Holdings
ANNUAL REPORT
Diploma
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Genus, Galliford Try, NCC Group, NWF Group, Schroder Japan Trust, Ashmore Group, Avingtrans, CVS Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
British Smaller Companies VCT, Young & Co's Brewery (Non-Voting), Mincon Group (CDI), Touchstar, Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Tatton Asset Management, Majedie Investments, Aquila European Renewables (GBP), SThree, Aquila European Renewables, VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities, Whitbread, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares, Inspired
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.NPV (CDI), Unilever
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)