Week ahead: Federal Reserve, EU Parliamentary elections
The focus over the coming week will be on the US central bank, with speeches from at least eight top Federal Reserve officials scheduled for throughout the week, including one from chairman Jerome Powell on Monday.
On home turf meanwhile, as well as across the Channel, all eyes will be on the results of the elections to the European Parliament, with voting due to begin on Thursday.
UK consumer price and retail sales figures for April are also due out on Wednesday and Friday, respectively.
And on Thursday, preliminary readings on IHS Markit's euro area manufacturing and services sector Purchasing Managers' Indices are due out.
In Japan, Monday will bring with it a reading on first quarter gross domestic product, followed by data on core machinery orders in March and a report on core CPI in April.
Monday 20 May
Finals
LXI Reit, Mckay Securities, SEC S.P.A. (CDI)
Interims
Cerillion
AGMs
Volga Gas, The City Pub Group, Keywords Studios, Foxtons Group, Cloudcall Group, Forterra
Final Dividend Payment Date
Morgan Sindall Group, Melrose Industries, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Central Asia Metals, Belvoir Lettings, Franchise Brands, Quilter
International Economic Announcements
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00), Current Account (EU) (10:00)
Tuesday May 21
Finals
Severn Trent, Homeserve, Scapa Group, Cranswick, First Derivatives, Halfords Group, Electrocomponents, Assura
Footasylum, Big Yellow Group, Warehouse Reit, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd, Immedia Group,
Bloomsbury Publishing
Interims
Topps Tiles, Shaftesbury, Nexus Infrastructure, UDG Healthcare Public Limited Company, Premier Veterinary Group
Greencore Group, Renew Holdings
AGMs
Restore, Contour global, Warpaint London, Vitec Group, Impax Environmental Markets, Afarak Group (DI)
Riverstone Energy Limited, EPWIN GROUP, JTC, Greggs, Non-Standard Finance, BP, OSJC Center for Cargo Container Traffic Transcontainer GDR (Reg S), Provident Financial, Marshall Motor Holdings, Hilton Food Group, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings), Accesso Technology Group, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Lamprell, Metro Bank, Fidelity Japan Trust, Harworth Group, Mi-Pay Group, NAHL GROUP, Concurrent Technologies, Fresnillo, Corero Network Security
Final dividend payment date
Miton Group, Standard Life Aberdeen, TP ICAP, Sanne Group, Lloyds Banking Group, Holders Technology, Paddy Power Betfair
UK Economic Announcements
CBI Industrial Trends Surveys (11:00)
International Economic Announcements
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
Wednesday 23 May
Finals
Babcock International Group, Royal Mail, C&C Group, HICL Infrastructure, Intermediate Capital Group, Picton Property Income Ltd, Marks & Spencer Group
Interims
Paragon Banking Group, Britvic, Ixico
Trading announcements
Close Brothers Group
AGMs
Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust, Sportech, Boku, Inc (DI) Reg S Cat 3/144A, MEDICA GROUP, Motif Bio, Bigblu Broadband, Allianz Technology Trust, Georgia Healthcare Group, French Connection Group, Deltex Medical Group, Gamma Communications, Georgia Capital, Modern Water, Judges Scientific, Bovis Homes Group, K3 Business Technology Group, Arena Events Group, Antofagasta, Property Franchise Group, Sound Energy, SafeCharge International Group Limited (DI), Deepmatter Group, Cluff Natural Resources
Final dividend payment date
Hunters Property, Charter Court Financial Services Group. Rotork, AIREA, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Eurocell
Quarterly payment date
Merchants Trust
UK Economic Announcements
Producer Price Index (09:30)
Retail Sales (09:30)
Consumer Price Index (09:30)
Public Sector Net Borrowing (10:30)
International Economic Announcements
Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Thursday 23 May
Finals
Helical, NewRiver REIT, Mothercare, Mediclinic International, PayPoint, Dairy Crest Group, TalkTalk Telecom Group, QinetiQ Group, United Utilities Group, Tate & Lyle
Interims
Hollywood Bowl Group, AJ Bell, Mitchells & Butlers
Trading announcements
Intertek Group, Regional REIT Limited, Tungsten Corporation
AGMs
Bakkavor Group, Henry Boot, Ibstock, Foresight VCT, GYG, Manx Financial Group, Aviva, Inchcape, BMO Private Equity Trust, Hydrogen Group, EnQuest, Intelligent Ultrasound Group, Intertek Group, Hastings Group Holdings, Alliance Pharma, Nucleus Financial Group, Shefa Yamim (A.T.M.) Ltd (DI), Sabre Insurance Group, Soco International Dunedin Income Growth Inv Trust, Essentra, Highland Gold Mining Ltd., StatPro Group, Instem, Legal & General Group, Cambridge Cognition Holdings, Regional REIT Limited, Mercantile Investment Trust (The), Ingenta, Coats Group, Gocompare.Com Group, Trinity Exploration & Production, Stilo International, Strix Group, Secure Income Reit, Polypipe Group, GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Limited, Avast, Pebble Beach Systems Group, JKX Oil & Gas
EGMs
GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Limited
Final ex-dividend date
Ten Entertainment Group, DCC, Tarsus Group, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Provident Financial, FDM Group (Holdings), Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Red, Huntsworth, Nasstar, Non-Standard Finance, Avast, Hill & Smith Holdings, Seneca Growth Capital Vct, Burford Capital, Bunzl, Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Howden Joinery Group, Ra International Group, British American Inv Trust, Menzies(John), The Gym Group, Spectris, Mincon Group, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets
Final dividend payment date
Reckitt Benckiser Group, Seplat Petroleum Development Company (DI), Capital & Regional, Curtis Banks Group, ITV, 888 Holdings
Interim ex-dividend payment date
JPMorgan Elect Managed Income Shares, Tritax Big Box Reit, Coca-Cola European Partners (DI), Diploma, Avingtrans, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd, Scottish American Inv Company, Euromoney Institutional Investor, Imperial Brands, Marston's, Elegant Hotels Group, Genel Energy, Countryside Properties, Bellway, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, Baring Emerging Europe, Town Centre Securities, BioPharma Credit, Litigation Capital Management Limited (DI), Brewin Dolphin Holdings, Titon Holdings, JPMorgan Elect Managed Growth Shares
Interim dividend payment date
Fair Oaks Income Limited 2017 Shs NPV, City Merchants High Yield Trust
Special ex-dividend data
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets
Special dividend payment date
888 Holdings, Glencore
Quarterly ex-dividend date
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (USD), Carnival, Premier Global Infrastructure Trust, Blackrock North American Income Trust, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red
Quarterly payment date
M Winkworth
International economic announcements
Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Friday 24 May
Finals
Urban Logistics Reit, Westminster Group, Tiger Resource, Volvere
AGMs
Bodycote, Spectris, Informa, Global Ports Holdings, Luceco, Pagegroup, FEVERTREE DRINKS, Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), Yew Grove Reit, OJSC Phosagro GDR (Regs), Headlam Group, Bezant Resources
Annual reports
Tiger Resource
Final dividend payment date
St James's Place, SafeCharge International Group Limited (DI), Centaur Media, Fresnillo, IWG, Antofagasta, NMCN, Chesnara, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings), Rosenblatt Group, Aggreko, Bovis Homes Group, Cello Health, Polymetal International, Marshall Motor Holdings, BBA Aviation, Churchill China, Petrofac Ltd., Secure Trust Bank, Vesuvius, Clarke (T.), Vitec Group, Toyota Motor Corp., Morgan Advanced Materials, Charles Taylor, Tyman, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Gresham House, EP Global Opportunities Trust, Octopus AIM VCT 2,
Interim dividend payment date
Investment Company, SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited 'C Shares', CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited, NewRiver REIT, Swallowfield, Drum Income Plus Reit, Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd, SQN Secured Income Fund, Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Ltd., Greencoat UK Wind, Foresight Solar Fund Limited, Axiom European Financial Debt Fund Limited, Special Ex-Dividend Date
Special dividend payment date
EP Global Opportunities Trust, EIH Plc
Quarterly payment date
Primary Health Properties
Funding Circle SME Income Fund
UK Economic Announcements
BBA Mortgage Lending Figures (09:30)
CBI Distributive Trades Surveys (11:00)
International economic announcements
Durable Goods Orders (US) (1330)