Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, global factory PMIs

Consensus is for a slowdown in hiring from the breakneck pace of 528,000 observed in July to a still solid 300,000.

The rate of unemployment in the US is expected to be unchanged from the month before at 3.5%, while the year-on-year rate of growth in average hourly earnings is seen ticking higher by one tenth of a percentage point to 5.3%.

Against that backdrop, a flurry of manufacturing sector Purchasing Managers Indices for the month of August are due out, including survey compiler Caixin's survey in China on Wednesday and the Institute for Supply Management's US factory survey on Thursday.

Also scheduled for release on Wednesday is a preliminary reading on euro area consumer prices in August (consensus: 9.0% year-on-year).

On home shores, consumer credit and mortgage lending data are due out on Tuesday, followed by Nationwide's house price survey on Thursday with the latter to be accompanied by a final reading for S&P Global's manufacturing PMI.

Monday 29 August

ANNUAL REPORT

Arricano Real Estate (DI)

AGMS

Arricano Real Estate (DI)

Tuesday 30 August

INTERIMS

Centralnic Group , Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), Uniphar (CDI)

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Newcastle 12 5/8% Perm Int Bearing Shs #1000

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Canadian General Investments Ltd.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)

Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)

FINALS

Braemar Shipping Services

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Scottish Inv Trust

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

NATWEST GROUP PLC ORD 100P

AGMS

Albion Enterprise VCT, Sivota

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Credit (09:30)

M4 Money Supply (09:30)

Mortgage Approvals (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Calnex Solutions , Ingenta

Wednesday 31 August

INTERIMS

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI), BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. NPV (DI), Chesnara, Flowtech Fluidpower

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Jupiter Fund Management

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Anglo Pacific Group, City of London Inv Trust, Custodian Reit , Picton Property Income Ltd

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)

FINALS

ECO Animal Health Group

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

UK Commercial Property Reit Limited

AGMS

Invinity Energy Systems , Latham (James), The Fulham Shore

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)

Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Celtic 6% Cnv Cum Prf, City of London 4.2% Cum 1st Prf Stk, City of London Investment Trust 4.2% Non-Cum 2nd Prf Stk, City of London Investment Trust Preference Ord Stk 14% Non-Cumulative 1

Thursday 01 September

INTERIMS

Alfa Financial Software Holdings , Camellia, Eurocell , Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI), Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs (DI), PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Wentworth Resources NPV

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust, Coventry 12 1/8% Perm Int Bearing Shs #1000

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Admiral Group, Aferian, Antofagasta, Apax Global Alpha Limited , Aviva 8 3/8% Cumulative Irrd Preference 1, Capital Limited (DI), Centamin (DI), Clarkson, Endeavour Mining, General Accident (Prf), Genuit Group, Henry Boot Prf, Hochschild Mining, InterContinental Hotels Group, International Personal Finance, JPMorgan American Inv Trust, Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust 5% Cumulative Preference 1, Pagegroup, Quilter, Ramsdens Holdings , Rathbones Group, Robert Walters, S and U 6% Cumulative Prf. £1, Savills, Tclarke

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JpMorgan China Growth & Income , JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Unilever

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

BlackRock World Mining Trust, Diversified Energy Company , Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, Regional REIT Limited, RM Infrastructure Income

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Construction Spending (US) (15:00)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)

ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)

PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)

PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)

PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)

Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)

FINALS

Omega Diagnostics Group

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Me Group International

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Admiral Group, Pagegroup

AGMS

Carclo, Jet2, Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV, Picton Property Income Ltd, Softline Holding GDR (REG S)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Manufacturing (09:30)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

BHP Group Limited NPV (DI), Inspects Group , Knights Group Holdings , Miton UK Microcap Trust, ProCook Group, Redde Northgate, Solid State, Supreme

Friday 02 September

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Avon Protection, Bellevue Healthcare Trust (Red), Inchcape, Just Group, Lancashire Holdings Limited, Moneysupermarket.com Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Honeywell International Inc., I3 Energy

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)

Factory Orders (US) (15:00)

Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)

Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)

Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)

FINALS

Ashmore Group, Time Finance

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cranswick, Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Iomart Group, Latham (James), New Century AIM VCT, NewRiver REIT

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Base Resources Ltd