Week ahead: Chinese foreign trade, global inflation in focus
The coming week will see a barrage of key economic indicators released across all the main geographies.
First out will be a reading on Chinese foreign trade in June, which will be followed by readings on consumer prices out of France, Germany and the US.
The UK will follow on Wednesday, with the Office for National Statistics expected to report that the annual rate of increase in UK consumer prices picked up from 2.1% for May to 2.2% in June.
On Thursday, ONS will publish its monthly employment report for June, which consensus believes will show that UK unemployment was steady over the three months to May at 4.7%.
Investors will also be digesting a raft of Chinese activity indicators for June and trying to glean how long the hit to GDP from Covid-19 restrictions will last.
Later that same day, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will release its closely-followed manufacturing sector index for July.
Reports on monthly US retail sales and consumer confidence will follow the next day.
Monday July 12
INTERIMS
Photo-Me International
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Duke Royalty Limited, Mobeus Income & Growth Vct
GMS
Gabelli Value Plus Trust
FINALS
Thruvision Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Plus500 Ltd (DI)
AGMS
BrandShield Systems, Charles Stanley Group, Gabelli Value Plus Trust , Triple Point Vct 2011 A, ULS Technology , Urban Logistics Reit
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dechra Pharmaceuticals
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
3i Infrastructure, Great Portland Estates, Plus500 Ltd (DI)
Tuesday 13 July
INTERIMS
Synectics
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
GMS
Gresham House Renewable Energy VCT 1 , Gresham House Renewable Energy VCT 2, Up Global Sourcing Holdings
FINALS
Omega Diagnostics Group, Solid State, Zoo Digital Group
AGMS
British Land Company, Evgen Pharma, LondonMetric Property, Mode Global Holdings , Polarean Imaging, Vianet Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
City of London Group, City of London Investment Group, DP Poland, Kier Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Pets at Home Group , Worldwide Healthcare Trust
Wednesday 14 July
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Assura , XP Power Ltd. (DI), Yamana Gold Inc. NPV (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Q2
Pagegroup
Q4
Dunelm Group
FINALS
Accrol Group Holdings, Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd. GDR, Knights Group Holdings , Kromek Group, System1 Group
AGMS
B.P. Marsh & Partners, Biotech Growth Trust (The), Braveheart Investment Group, Burberry Group, DP Eurasia N.V. (DI) , India Capital Growth Fund Ltd., LXI Reit , ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT, Trackwise Designs
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ashmore Group, Barratt Developments, Dunelm Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (07:00)
Producer Price Index (07:00)
Retail Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Michelmersh Brick Holdings
Thursday 15 July
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Renew Holdings, Witan Investment Trust Plc
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Character Group, Leeds Building Society 13 3/8% Bearing Shares, Triple Point Income VCT C, Triple Point Income VCT D, Triple Point Income VCT E, Triple Point VCT 2011 Venture, Unicorn AIM VCT
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Ediston Property Investment Company, Merchants Trust, Supermarket Income Reit, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
GMS
Dukemount Capital
FINALS
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund , Polar Capital Technology Trust, Redcentric
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
I3 Energy
AGMS
Airtel Africa , BT Group, Distil, Electrocomponents, French Connection Group, Helical, Mind Gym, Renewi , Starcom, Water Intelligence
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Costain Group, Experian, Galliford Try, Hays, Johnson Service Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claimant Count Rate (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Air Partner, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Anpario, Aquila Services Group, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust, BMO Global Smaller Companies, Cake Box Holdings, Circle Property , Elixirr International , Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Manx Financial Group, MS International, Riverfort Global Opportunities , Steppe Cement Ltd, Volex
Friday 16 July
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Impax Asset Management Group, RWS Holdings
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Regional REIT Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Renold
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Best of the Best, Chelverton UK Dividend Trust, Pennon Group
AGMS
DCC (CDI), Homeserve, Oracle Power , Ormonde Mining (CDI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Burberry Group, Eve Sleep PLC, Rio Tinto
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Anglo-Eastern Plantations, Capital Gearing Trust, Maven Income & Growth VCT, Robinson, Sainsbury (J), Severn Trent