Week ahead: Davos, Trump and UK jobs data in the spotlight

The focus over the coming week will be on proceedings at the World Economic Forum in Davos, alongside central bank decisions in the euro area and Japan.

At the former, investors will be especially attentive to speeches from US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday.

Setting the tone at Davos, perhaps, will be the International Monetary Fund's latest World Economic Outlook report which is due out on Monday.

Also on Tuesday, the November jobs report in the UK may add to speculation of a looming cut in Bank Rate.

Rate-setters at the Bank of Japan are also due to decide on policy on Tuesday, followed by their peers at the European Central Bank on Thursday.

Monday 20 January

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Petrotal Corporation NPV (DI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

AGMS

Catalyst Media Group, JPMorgan Elect Managed Growth Shares, Troy Income & Growth Trust

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Audioboom Group, Etalon Group GDR (Reg S), Henry Boot

Tuesday 21 January

INTERIMS

IG Group Holdings, Joules Group, Sensyne Health

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

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

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

AGMS

John Lewis of Hungerford, Mitchells & Butlers, Polo Resources Ltd. (DI)

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dixons Carphone

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Claimant Count Rate (09:30)

Unemployment Rate (09:30)

Wednesday 22 January

INTERIMS

Van Elle Holdings

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Prime People

AGMS

AJ Bell, Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust, Topps Tiles, Tracsis

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Close Brothers Group, Sage Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

CBI Industrial Trends Surveys (11:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Diploma

Thursday 23 January

INTERIMS

CPL Resources, Ilika, NCC Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Hibernia Reit

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Livermore Investments Group Ltd., Pennon Group, Solid State, Stagecoach Group, Stenprop Limited

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

City of London Inv Trust, M Winkworth

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (16:00)

ECB Interest Rate (EU) (12:45)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

FINALS

Blue Prism Group

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Allied Minds

AGMS

Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust , Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust , Baring Emerging Europe, Countryside Properties, Equatorial Palm Oil, Hyve Group, RDI Reit

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Computacenter, Gear4music (Holdings)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Cardiff Property, Gooch & Housego, Manchester & London Investment Trust, Puma Vct 11, RWS Holdings, Watkin Jones

Friday 24 January

INTERIMS

Hansard Global

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Auto Trader Group , Carribbean Investment Holdings Limited (DI), Cranswick, Dixons Carphone , FIH Group , Latham (James), Northern 2 VCT, Northern 3 VCT, Northgate, Superdry, Triad Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust , Real Estate Investors, Standard Life Private Equity Trust

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

EIH Plc, Electra Private Equity

AGMS

Marston's, Nu-Oil and Gas

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BBA Mortgage Lending Figures (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Japanese Inv Trust