Week ahead: China data, US inflation in focus
The market spotlight will shift back towards the Far East over the coming week, with a raft of key economic indicators due out in the People´s Republic of China.
Not least among those will be foreign trade figures covering the month of October which be released on Sunday 7 November.
They will be followed by readings for consumer and factory-gate prices, and money supply data on Wednesday.
On home shores, investors' attention will be on a preliminary reading for UK gross domestic product that is scheduled for release on the following day, Thursday.
Inflation will also be in focus Stateside, with wholesale price data due out on Tuesday and consumer price figures on Thursday.
On Friday meanwhile, the University of Michigan will release a preliminary reading for consumer confidence in November, courtesy of the University of Michigan.
Monday 08 November
INTERIMS
Argentex Group , Cake Box Holdings, Sirius Real Estate Ltd.
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust
Q2
PJSC PhosAgro GDR (Regs)
ANNUAL REPORT
River and Mercantile Group
AGMS
Fidelity Emerging Markets Limited Ptg NPV
Tuesday 09 November
INTERIMS
Renewi , Warehouse Reit
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION COM STK USD0.20 (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
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)
FINALS
Associated British Foods
ANNUAL REPORT
Associated British Foods
EGMS
Zhejiang Expressway Co 'H' Shares
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Direct Line Insurance Group, Grafton Group Ut (CDI), Meggitt, Persimmon, Watches of Switzerland Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Barratt Developments, Manchester & London Investment Trust
Wednesday 10 November
INTERIMS
Aveva Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Picton Property Income Ltd, Renold, Zoo Digital Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Anglo Pacific Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BP
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
Q3
Maxcyte (DI)
GMS
Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust
AGMS
European Opportunities Trust, Hays, Newmark Security PLC, PCI-PAL, Thinksmart Limited (DI), Thor Mining, UIL Limited (DI)
Thursday 11 November
INTERIMS
Assura , Auto Trader Group , B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), Burberry Group, Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd. GDR, Manolete Partners, Mediclinic International , Norcros, QinetiQ Group, Syncona Limited NPV, Volex
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Plus500 Ltd (DI)
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Airtel Africa , Anpario, BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust, Braemar Shipping Services, Burford Capital NPV (DI), Coral Products, Empiric Student Property , Genel Energy, Sainsbury (J), VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities , Warpaint London
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
British American Tobacco, Merchants Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BMO Commercial Property Trust Limited, Custodian Reit , Honeywell International Inc., ICG Enterprise Trust, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B', The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited
Q3
Bank of Georgia Group, Telecom Egypt SAE GDS (Regs)
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Softcat, Thinksmart Limited (DI)
AGMS
Fonix Mobile
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Taylor Wimpey
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)
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hansard Global
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, Coral Products, Croma Security Solutions Group, Fidelity Emerging Markets Limited Ptg NPV, Galliford Try, Gattaca, SCS Group , Softcat
Friday 12 November
INTERIMS
Castings, Intosol Holdings
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Air Partner, Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust , Curtis Banks Group, Hays, Kerry Group 'A' Shares (CDI), Kingfisher, Octopus AIM VCT 2, Spectris, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Taylor Wimpey
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Seplat Energy (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
Q3
AstraZeneca, CableVision Holdings S.A. GDS, Hellenic Telecom Industries SA ADS, Societatea Energetica Electrica SA GDR (Reg S), Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale Romgaz S.A. GDR (Reg S)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bioventix, Hays, Octopus AIM VCT 2
AGMS
DFS Furniture, Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd., Galliford Try, Redrow
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust, NCC Group, Wilmington