Week ahead: French EDP, BoE in focus
All eyes over the coming week are likely to remain on France and the newsflow ahead of the first round of voting in parliamentary elections at the end of June.
In particular, a decision from Brussels on whether or not to start a so-called Excessive Deficit Procedure against Paris is expected during the week.
As well, euro area purchasing managers' indices for manufacturing and services to be released on Friday may yield a first glimpse into French businesses' reaction to Emanuel Macron's surprise decision to call a snap poll.
Against that backdrop, the Bank of England will announce its latest interest rate decision on Thursday.
No change in policy is anticipated, but the Monetary Policy Committee is expected to lay the groundwork for a first reduction in Bank Rate at August's MPC meeting.
Also scheduled to be published, on Friday, are readings for UK consumer confidence and retail sales.
Rate-setters Down Under will announce their own interest rate decision on Tuesday, followed by their peers in China and Switzerland on Thursday.
In the States meanwhile, monthly retail sales figures due out on Tuesday will provide useful information as to how the real side of that economy is holding up.
US industrial production data, also for the month of May, will be published shortly afterwards during the same session.
Monday 17 June
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
GMS
Cambridge Cognition Holdings
FINALS
Mind Gym
AGMS
Bank of Georgia Group, Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited, Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV, Nova Ljubljanska Banka D.D., Ljubljana GDR (Reg S), Surgical Innovations Group, The Mission Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Churchill China, Inchcape
Tuesday 18 June
INTERIMS
Oxford Biodynamics
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales Less Autos (US) (13:30)
ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
Q4
Ashtead Group
GMS
Toyota Motor Corp.
FINALS
Ashtead Group, De La Rue, Intercede Group, Tatton Asset Management , Telecom Plus
AGMS
Acceler8 Ventures , Andrews Sykes Group, Anexo Group , Bay Capital , Bisichi , BlackBird, Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd., Gresham Technologies, ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments Ltd, Intelligent Ultrasound Group , Kooth , Red Capital , Science Group , Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI), Whitbread
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
SThree
Wednesday 19 June
INTERIMS
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock Greater Europe Inv Trust, Henderson EuroTrust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Current Account (EU) (09:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
FINALS
Berkeley Group Holdings (The), NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Severfield, Speedy Hire, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares
AGMS
Argentex Group , Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust , Brave Bison Group, Clean Power Hydrogen, Invesco Bond Income Plus Limited NPV, Maintel Holdings, MHP SE GDR (Reg S), Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , RBG Holdings, SDIC Power Holdings Co.,Ltd GDR (Reg S) , Slingsby H.C, Team17 Group, Videndum , Zinnwald Lithium
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (07:00)
Producer Price Index (07:00)
Retail Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Centamin (DI), Fintel, M. P. Evans Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
TotalEnergies SE
Thursday 20 June
INTERIMS
Atrato Onsite Energy
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Arbuthnot Banking Group, Fidelity Special Values
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AVI Global Trust , Barings Emerging Emea Opportunities , Gooch & Housego, RWS Holdings
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Mercantile Investment Trust (The), Patria Private Equity Trust, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Building Permits (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Current Account (US) (13:30)
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, CMC Markets, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, Smith (DS), Syncona Limited NPV
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Arbuthnot Banking Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Castings
EGMS
Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV
AGMS
Albion Development VCT, Angling Direct , Anglo Asian Mining, Animalcare Group, Aquila European Renewables (GBP), ASA International Group , Balanced Commercial Property Trust Limited , BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust, Block Energy , Boohoo Group, Card Factory, Concurrent Technologies, Corero Network Security, Fadel Partners, Inc Com Stk Usd0.001 (Di) Regs Cat 3/144A, Finseta, Huatai Securities Co., Ltd GDR (Each Repr 10 A Shs RMB1) (Reg S) , Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Likewise Group, Lords Group Trading, Northcoders Group , Pantheon Infrastructure , Panther Securities, Strix Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BoE Interest Rate Minutes (12:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aurora Investment Trust, BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust, Gamma Communications, Yu Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
3i Group, Airtel Africa , Animalcare Group, Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust , British Land Company, Fidelity China Special Situations , Flowtech Fluidpower, GB Group, Inspired, Maven Income & Growth VCT, Mitie Group, Persimmon, S&U, Science Group , Tate & Lyle, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Touchstar, United Utilities Group, Vianet Group, VP, Wynnstay Properties
Friday 21 June
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aeci 5 1/2% Prf, Avingtrans, Cerillion , Origin Enterprises (CDI)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP), Vaalco Energy, Inc (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Red, HSBC Holdings
AGMS
AltynGold, Bigblu Broadband , Cadogan Energy Solutions, Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs (DI), Informa, KRM22, Microsalt, North American Income Trust (The), Princess Private Equity Holding Ltd. (EUR)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)
Retail Sales (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Andrews Sykes Group, Fevertree Drinks, Intertek Group, Keystone Law Group , LMS Capital, Maruwa Co Ltd., Pagegroup, Robinson, Spire Healthcare Group, TI Fluid Systems