Week ahead: Federal Reserve, UK employment in focus

The coming week's focus will be on the US central bank's policy meeting with investors keen to see whether and to what extent policymakers' bias towards continued easy policy has shifted - if at all.

Straddling the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday will be reports on the UK labour market in April, on Tuesday, followed by readings on monthly CPI and retail sales on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

Also due out on Wednesday - and with ample potential to move financial markets - are a batch of monthly activity indicators in the People's Republic of China referencing the month of May.

Retail sales figures in the US for May on Tuesday also bare watching out for as will the latest weekly jobless claims figures.

Rate-setters in Switzerland are also scheduled to meet to decide on monetary policy, on Thursday, followed by their peers in Japan the next day.

Not to lose sight of either, in the background traders will be carefully monitoring the debate around the reopening timeline in the UK, and perhaps elsewhere, on account of the Delta variant of Covid-19.

Monday 14 June

INTERIMS

Crest Nicholson Holdings

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)

GMS

Belvoir Group

FINALS

Augmentum Fintech, Draper Esprit

AGMS

Altus Strategies , Arix Bioscience , Lexington Gold Ltd (DI), Medica Group , Mirriad Advertising , NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £, Plant Health Care, Saga , Sourcebio International, Spectra Systems Corporation, TBC Bank Group, The Mission Group, Trian Investors 1 Limited NPV

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

SThree

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Genel Energy, Reckitt Benckiser Group

Tuesday 15 June

INTERIMS

On The Beach Group , Oxford Biodynamics , Pressure Technologies, Ramsdens Holdings

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Aeci 5 1/2% Prf

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Canadian General Investments Ltd.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)

Business Inventories (US) (15:00)

Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)

Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Industrial Production (US) (14:15)

Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)

Retail Sales (US) (13:30)

Q3

Renalytix Ai (Reg S)

Q4

Ashtead Group

FINALS

Anemoi International Ltd NPV (DI), CML Microsystems, Iomart Group, Tatton Asset Management , Thalassa Holdings Ltd. (DI), TP Group, Vianet Group

AGMS

Andrews Sykes Group, Bermele, Concurrent Technologies, Coro Energy, Evraz, London & Associated Properties, Loopup Group , Northbridge Industrial Services, Panther Metals, Pelatro , Property Franchise Group, Silence Therapeutics, Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI), Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd, Wentworth Resources NPV

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Claimant Count Rate (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Centamin (DI), Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI)

Wednesday 16 June

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Diploma

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Building Permits (US) (13:30)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

Housing Starts (US) (13:30)

Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

GMS

Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota Motor Corp.

FINALS

Best of the Best, Castings

AGMS

Anexo Group , Augean, Dillistone Group, e-Therapeutics, Echo Energy , Elixirr International , Fireangel Safety Technology Group, Foresight Solar Fund Limited, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), Jadestone Energy, Kooth , Life Settlement Assets, Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust Ltd., Tullow Oil, Tullow Oil, WANdisco

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Origin Enterprises (CDI)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (07:00)

Producer Price Index (07:00)

Retail Price Index (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Belvoir Group, Gamesys Group, IP Group

Thursday 17 June

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Gabelli Value Plus Trust , Renew Holdings, Tharisa (DI), Up Global Sourcing Holdings , Witan Investment Trust Plc

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust , Brunner Inv Trust, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited , XP Power Ltd. (DI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (13:30)

FINALS

Halfords Group, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Record, Renold, Syncona Limited NPV, Volex

AGMS

Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust, Anpario, BioPharma Credit , Bluejay Mining, BMO Commercial Property Trust Limited, CEIBA Investments Limited NPV, Ceres Power Holdings, Microsaic Systems, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Mustang Energy , Petrofac Ltd., RBG Holdings, Shield Therapeutics, Sumo Group , Whitbread

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Brown (N.) Group, Whitbread

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cenkos Securities

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

3i Infrastructure, Amati AIM Vct , Electrocomponents, Ferrexpo, Fidelity China Special Situations , Forterra, Inspired Energy, Intermediate Capital Group, Land Securities Group, Maven Income & Growth VCT, Pets at Home Group , S&U, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, TR Property Inv Trust, Warpaint London , Xpediator

Friday 18 June

INTERIMS

Blue Prism Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cerillion , Foresight 4 VCT, Majedie Investments, Numis Corporation, Sage Group, Stock Spirits Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

BP, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (USD), Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Current Account (EU) (09:00)

Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

GMS

Chariot Oil & Gas Ltd., City of London Inv Trust

FINALS

Inspects Group , Telecom Plus

ANNUAL REPORT

Caledonia Investments, SSE

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Howden Joinery Group

EGMS

JZ Capital Partners Ltd

AGMS

Alba Mineral Resources, Beowulf Mining, Boohoo Group, Drumz , Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs (DI), Katoro Gold, Location Sciences Group, Raven Property Group Limited, Synairgen, Trinity Exploration & Production, UK Commercial Property Reit Limited

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tesco

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Retail Sales (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Andrews Sykes Group, Avast, BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust, Burford Capital NPV (DI), Howden Joinery Group, Intertek Group, LMS Capital, M. P. Evans Group, Mincon Group (CDI), Science Group