Week ahead: US PCE price data, Fed minutes in focus
Investor focus over the coming holiday-shortened week will be on the latest US inflation data and their potential implications for Federal Reserve policy.
On Wednesday, the Department of Commerce will release its price deflators for personal consumption expenditures covering the month of October.
The day before, the Fed will publish the minutes of its most recent policy meeting.
Those minutes will perhaps be scrutinised a bit more than usual in order to try and glean what impact, if any, the results of the presidential elections might have on central bank policymaking.
Worth noting, US stock markets will remain closed on Thursday and open or just a half day on Friday.
Nonetheless, on Friday the office for National Statistics will release mortgage approval and consumer credit figures for October.
Also due out at the end of the week is a reading for consumer prices in the euro area.
Monday 25 November
INTERIMS
DSW Capital
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited Ext Shs, NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited Red Ord
AGMS
Artemis Resources Limited NPV (DI), Heiq, Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
European Opportunities Trust, Hays
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Brunner Investment 5% Prf
Tuesday 26 November
INTERIMS
Accsys Technologies, AO World, Augmentum Fintech, Brickability Group , Caledonia Investments, Cranswick, FD Technologies Public Limited Company, Halfords Group, Helical, IG Design Group, Intercede Group, Kinovo , LondonMetric Property, Mercia Asset Management, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd, Sosandar, Supreme , Telecom Plus, VP
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
ITV, Toyota Motor Corp.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)
House Price Index (US) (14:00)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Q4
Topps Tiles
FINALS
Compass Group, Essensys , Renew Holdings
AGMS
Aura Energy Limited NPV (DI), CleanTech Lithium, Seraphim Space Investment Trust, Tlou Energy Limited (DI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Intertek Group, Safestore Holdings
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Dunelm Group
Q1
Seraphim Space Investment Trust
Wednesday 27 November
INTERIMS
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, Iomart Group, Motorpoint Group, Pets at Home Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Seplat Energy (DI), Tetragon Financial Group Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Payments (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (US) (13:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Personal Spending (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (13:30)
GMS
Hornby
FINALS
Auction Technology Group , Focusrite
AGMS
Altona Rare Earths, DP Aircraft I Limited Pref , European Metals Holding Limited (DI), Neometals Ltd Npv (Di), Renishaw, Seeing Machines Ltd. NPV (DI), Transense Technologies
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kingfisher
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
Thursday 28 November
INTERIMS
Foresight Group Holdings Limited NPV, Pennon Group, Theracryf , TPXimpact Holdings
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Octopus AIM VCT 2, Tribal Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
3i Group, Calnex Solutions , CML Microsystems, FirstGroup, Hill and Smith, Investec Non-Red Non-Cum Non-Part Prf Shs, James Halstead 5.5% Cumulative Preference 1, Marks & Spencer Group, Marks Electrical Group, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Norcros, Octopus Titan VCT , Oxford Instruments, Record, Renold 6% Cum. Prfd., Severn Trent, United Utilities Group, Volex, Worldwide Healthcare Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock World Mining Trust, Canadian General Investments Ltd., Diversified Energy Company , Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, Land Securities Group, Petrotal Corporation NPV (DI), Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (13:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)
Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Impax Asset Management Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Ithaca Energy
AGMS
Argent Biopharma Limited NPV (DI), Castillo Copper Limited NPV (DI), EnSilica , Galliford Try, London Finance & Investment Group, SLF Realisation Fund Limited NPV, Thor Energy , Zentra Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Pacific Horizon Inv Trust, Wetherspoon (J.D.)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Avation, AVI Global Trust , Aviva 8 3/4% Cumulative Irrd Preference 1, Bellway, Craneware, Croda International 5.9% Cumulative Preference 1, Croda International 6.6% Cumulative Preference 1, Fidelity Special Values, Fiske, Natwest Group 11% Cum Non-Red Prf Gbp1 , Natwest Group 5.5% Cum Non-Red Prf Gbp1, Pan African Resources, Rotork 9.5% Cum Prf. #1, Tristel, YouGov
Friday 29 November
INTERIMS
Northern Bear, Peel Hunt Limited NPV
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Anpario, Bloomsbury Publishing, Hilton Food Group, London Security, Maven Income & Growth VCT, Me Group International, Sanderson Design Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
City of London Inv Trust, Custodian Property Income Reit, Greencoat Renewables (CDI), ICG Enterprise Trust, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , Picton Property Income Ltd, RM Infrastructure Income
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)
FINALS
Genedrive
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Thorpe (F.W.)
AGMS
Aptamer Group, Arc Minerals Limited NPV (DI), Atlantic Lithium Limited NPV (DI), Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings), Mosman Oil and Gas Limited (DI), Sylvania Platinum Ltd (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (09:30)
M4 Money Supply (09:30)
Mortgage Approvals (09:30)
Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust, CVS Group, Diverse Income Trust (The), Fonix , Kier Group, The European Smaller Companies Trust, Thorpe (F.W.)