Week ahead: UK employment and inflation data, US CPI and Trump interview in focus
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Financial markets' focus over the coming week will be on a raft of economic data out of the UK, which will provide greater detail as to how the economy was faring around the middle of 2024.
First out, on Tuesday, will be the employment report for the month of June.
It will be followed by data for consumer and producer prices on the following day and by a first reading for second quarter gross domestic product on Thursday.
Lastly, on Friday, the Office for National Statistics will release retail sales figures covering the month of July.
In parallel to all of the above, investors will be digesting multiple key economic reports in the US and their implications for monetary policy and perhaps also how they might influence the result of the next presidential elections.
Of special importance will be the CPI report due out on Wednesday and that on retail sales on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, China's National Bureau of Statistics will release activity indicators for the month of July.
On the political side of things, an interview with Donald Trump conducted by Elon Musk, on Monday, may prove to be one of the week's main talking points.
Monday 12 August
INTERIMS
Marshalls, Stelrad Group , Team Internet Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Seplat Energy (DI)
GMS
Abingdon Health
AGMS
Dekel Agri-Vision (DI), Firering Strategic Minerals (DI), Mobile Tornado Group, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red
Tuesday 13 August
INTERIMS
Dowlais Group, Flutter Entertainment (DI), Genuit Group, Georgia Capital
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Dewhurst Group, Dewhurst Group 'A'NON.VTG, Unicorn AIM VCT
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
AGMS
Abrdn Property Income Trust Limited , Aptamer Group, CML Microsystems, Shuka Minerals, Shuka Minerals, The Global Smaller Companies Trust
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claimant Count Rate (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (07:00)
Wednesday 14 August
INTERIMS
AB Ignitis Grupe GDR (Reg S), Atalaya Mining, Aviva, Balfour Beatty, Intelligent Ultrasound Group , Ulster Bank Ireland Designated Activity Company 11.75% Sub Bds
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Shoe Zone
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Smurfit Westrock (DI)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
M Winkworth
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Crude oil Inventories (15:30)
GDP (Preliminary) (EU) (10:00)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Q2
Atalaya Mining, Telecom Egypt SAE GDS (Regs)
Q3
TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)
AGMS
Enwell Energy, Mountview Estates, Silver Bullet Data Services Group, United Oil & Gas
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (07:00)
Producer Price Index (07:00)
Retail Price Index (07:00)
Thursday 15 August
INTERIMS
Empiric Student Property , Evoke (DI), OSB Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Treatt
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
4Imprint Group, Abrdn , Anglo American, Barclays, Chemring Group, Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (DI), Coventry 12 1/8% Perm Int Bearing Shs #1000, Domino's Pizza Group, Elementis, Entain, Haleon , Harbour Energy , Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Hiscox Limited (DI), Keller Group, Lancashire Holdings Limited, LMS Capital, London Stock Exchange Group, Rio Tinto, Rotork, TI Fluid Systems
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust, GSK, ICG Enterprise Trust, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (USD), The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited, Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales Less Autos (US) (13:30)
FINALS
ITM Power, Rank Group, Redcentric
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Octopus AIM VCT
AGMS
C&C Group (CDI), Safestay
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of trade (07:00)
GDP (Preliminary) (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (07:00)
Index of Services (07:00)
Industrial Production (07:00)
Manufacturing Production (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Marks Electrical Group, Octopus AIM VCT
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust, Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Iomart Group, Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, Reach
Friday 16 August
INTERIMS
Afarak Group SE (DI)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income, Primary Health Properties, Supermarket Income Reit
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)
Building Permits (US) (13:30)
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (14:00)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
EGMS
Neometals Ltd Npv (Di)
AGMS
Codex Acquisitions, daVictus, Sancus Lending Group Limited NPV
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Celebrus Technologies, CML Microsystems, Halma, NewRiver REIT, ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT, Victorian Plumbing Group