Week ahead: China, US CPI in the spotlight
The focus over the coming week will shift squarely back onto China, with a raft of economic indicators on the Asian giant set for release, while closer to home the UK will on Tuesday begin to publish GDP on a monthly basis.
In company news it should be a little busier than last week though Monday should be pretty quiet with just a quarterly update from miner Centamin and a post-AGM update from Stobart Group; before Tuesday sees interim results from Ocado and trading statements from Marks & Spencer and Kier; on Wednesday there are final results scheduled from Micro Focus, plus updates from Barratt, Burberry, Grafton, PageGroup and JD Wetherspoon; before Thursday sees updates from retailers ASOS, B&M European Value and Dunelm, along with Premier Oil; and the week finishes with quarterly statements from Ashmore, DCC, Experian, Hays and Workspace.
China's economic data will take on extra relevance this time around, given recent tensions in the country's financial markets and elevated trade tensions.
First out will be data on the country's stash of foreign exchange reserves covering the month of June, which may help to shed some light as to how active - or not - Beijing has been of late in currency markets.
They will be followed by figures on the country's money supply and new loans for June, on Monday, and consumer and factory gate price data for June on Tuesday.
Finally, on Friday, the country's customs bureau will publish the latest foreign trade numbers for June.
Stateside meanwhile, readings on wholesale and consumer level prices in June are scheduled for release on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
They will be followed by the latest numbers for import prices and a preliminary reading on consumer confidence in July.
Back in the UK, Tuesday will be busy as the Office for National Statistics publishes its first monthly GDP report, including monthly and rolling three-monthly estimates of GDP for the UK, while the agency also will release the index of services, construction output, the index of production and monthly trade data.
This comes a day before manufacturing production and foreign trade data for May on Wednesday.
In the euro area, the minutes of the European Central Bank's last policy meeting, on Thursday, will likely be of key interest.
On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada will decided on rates.
Monday July 09
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Greencoat Renewables
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
Q2
Centamin (DI)
GMS
M Winkworth
FINALS
Abbey
AGMS
Verditek
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
3i Infrastructure, Great Portland Estates, Nasstar, Safestyle UK , WPP
Tuesday July 10
INTERIMS
Ocado Group, Polar Capital Global Financials Trust
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hollywood Bowl Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
ZEW Survey - Current Situation (GER) (10:00)
ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment (EU) (10:00)
ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment (GER) (10:00)
GMS
Smith (DS)
FINALS
AdEPT Telecom, Begbies Traynor Group, Jaywing, Photo-Me International
AGMS
Assura , Marks & Spencer Group, Northern Investors Co, Plus500 Ltd (DI), Safe Harbour Holdings, Terra Capital, Wynnstay Properties, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dechra Pharmaceuticals, ITE Group, Kier Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Robert Walters, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares, Young & Co's Brewery (Non-Voting)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
NMC Health
Wednesday July 11
INTERIMS
Low & Bonar
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
XP Power Ltd. (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Micro Focus International
EGMS
Trinity Exploration & Production
AGMS
Air Partner, Aminex, Audioboom Group, Aveva Group, Biotech Growth Trust (The), BT Group, Fishing Republic , LondonMetric Property, Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust , MyCelx Technologies Corporation (DI), Nex Group , OnTheMarket, Sainsbury (J), Veltyco Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Barratt Developments, Burberry Group, Hotel Chocolat Group , Pagegroup, Wetherspoon (J.D.), Wetherspoon (J.D.)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Alliance Pharma
Thursday July 12
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Produce Investments
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Autins Group, Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV, Safestore Holdings, Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund, WH Smith
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Duke Royalty Limited, GlaxoSmithKline
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, Diversified Gas & Oil, Fair Oaks Income Limited 2014 Shs NPV, Fair Oaks Income Limited 2017 Shs NPV, JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust, Merchants Trust, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Primary Health Properties
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
GMS
Mothercare
FINALS
Dart Group, ReNeuron Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Billing Services Group Ltd.
AGMS
Burberry Group, Establishment Inv Trust, Global Fixed Income Realisation Limited, Global Fixed Income Realisation Limited, Helical, Land Securities Group, Northern 2 VCT, Oxford Technology 2 VCT, Oxford Technology 3 VCT, Oxford Technology 4 Venture Capital Trust, Oxford Technology VCT, Pets at Home Group , Renewi , Telford Homes, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
ASOS, Dunelm Group, Hays, Premier Oil, Ten Entertainment Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Anpario, B.P. Marsh & Partners, Castings, F&C Global Smaller Companies, Halma, Invesco Asia Trust, JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust, Mission Marketing Group, Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, Prime People, Sirius Real Estate Ltd., Superdry, Telecom Plus, Triple Point Income VCT, Triple Point Income VCT C, Triple Point Income VCT D, Ventus 2 VCT, Ventus 2 VCT 'C' Shares, Ventus VCT, Ventus VCT 'C' Shares
Friday July 13
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Britvic, Nexus Infrastructure , Patisserie Holdings , Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) 'B' Limited, Topps Tiles, Urban&Civic
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Regional REIT Limited, Schlumberger Ltd.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Hays
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
F&C Managed Portfolio Trust Income Shares, Octopus VCT 3, Octopus VCT 4, Taylor Wimpey
AGMS
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs (DI), Lekoil Ltd (DI), Rhythmone, Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust, Triple Point Vct 2011 A, Workspace Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
DP Eurasia N.V. (DI) , Experian
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust , Anglo-Eastern Plantations, C&C Group, Camellia, Dillistone Group, Flowtech Fluidpower, ICG Enterprise Trust, Inspired Energy, Marks & Spencer Group, New Century AIM VCT 2, Sainsbury (J), Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund Ltd