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