Week ahead: US PCE prices, global PMIs in focus

America's Commerce Department was expected to report that the annual rate of increase in the price deflator for personal consumption expenditures dipped from 5.0% for December to 4.9% in January.

At the core level, PCE price gains were seen slowing from 4.4% to 4.3%.

On the same day, the University of Michigan was scheduled to publish the results of its consumer confidence survey for February, including the closely followed gauges of inflation expectations contained in the same.

Ahead of those two reports, on Tuesday, S&P Global would release its factory and services sector Purchasing Managers' Indices for the US, euro area, and UK referencing the month of February.

It was anticipated that all three sets of PMIs would show an improvement in activity, especially those for the euro area.

Readings for consumer confidence in Germany and the UK were also expected on Friday, alongside consumer price data for January in Japan.

Investors would also be keeping an eye out for the minutes of the Federal Reserve's 31 January-1 February policy meeting, on Wednesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, Germany's prestigious IFO institute would publish its business confidence index for February.

Further afield, in Asia, rate-setters in New Zealand and South Korea were due to make policy announcements on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

Monday February 20

INTERIMS

Tristel, Wilmington

GMS

Fiinu

FINALS

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI), Georgia Capital , LungLife AI, Inc (DI)

AGMS

Home Reit

Tuesday February 21

INTERIMS

Blancco Technology Group, Finsbury Food Group, Springfield Properties

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)

PMI Composite (US) (14:45)

PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)

PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)

PMI Services (EU) (09:00)

PMI Services (GER) (08:30)

PMI Services (US) (14:45)

ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)

Q4

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (CDI)

FINALS

Antofagasta, Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (CDI), HSBC Holdings, InterContinental Hotels Group, Standard Chartered

EGMS

Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd.

AGMS

Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund, US Solar Fund, Virgin Money UK

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Safestore Holdings

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Composite (09:30)

PMI Manufacturing (09:30)

Wednesday February 22

INTERIMS

Avingtrans, Transense Technologies

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)

IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)

IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

Q4

TBC Bank Group

FINALS

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (DI), Hochschild Mining, Lloyds Banking Group, Primary Health Properties, Rio Tinto, Synectics, TBC Bank Group, TBC Bank Group, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited

AGMS

Barkby Group , Gooch & Housego, Inspirit Energy Holdings, RWS Holdings, Tharisa (DI)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Dewhurst Group, Dewhurst Group 'A'NON.VTG

Thursday February 23

INTERIMS

Genus, Hays, Made Tech Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Brickability Group

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Abrdn China Investment Company Limited, Alumasc Group, Gateley (Holdings) , Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Ithaca Energy, Redrow, Van Elle Holdings

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Primary Health Properties, Supermarket Income Reit

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Brunner Inv Trust, GSK, Land Securities Group, Unilever

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (16:00)

GDP (Preliminary) (US) (13:30)

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (EU) (10:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Q4

Hellenic Telecom Industries SA ADS

FINALS

Anglo American, BAE Systems, Drax Group, Driver Group, Greencoat UK Wind, Greencoat UK Wind, Harmony Energy Income Trust, Hellenic Telecom Industries SA ADS, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Howden Joinery Group, Macfarlane Group, Mondi, Morgan Sindall Group, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Serco Group, Spectris, WPP

ANNUAL REPORT

Greencoat UK Wind

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Plus500 Ltd (DI), Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income

AGMS

Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company, IntegraFin Holding

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Telecom Egypt SAE GDS (Regs)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Oxford Metrics

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Barclays, Blackrock Throgmorton Trust, Hercules Site Services , Plus500 Ltd (DI), Standard Chartered

Friday February 24

INTERIMS

CVS Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Atrato Onsite Energy, Marwyn Value Investors Limited, North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Totally

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Alumasc Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Greencoat Renewables (CDI), Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)

New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)

Personal Income (US) (13:30)

Personal Spending (US) (13:30)

U. of Michigan Confidence (Final) (US) (15:00)

FINALS

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), Jupiter Fund Management

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Hollywood Bowl Group, Life Settlement Assets

AGMS

Caledonian Trust, Ediston Property Investment Company

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Gooch & Housego, Hollywood Bowl Group, RWS Holdings, Zytronic