Week ahead: MPC in the spotlight
Where to now Dr. Carney? Or perhaps that question should be put to the hawks on the Monetary Policy Committee.
In any case, following the rapid shift lower in rate hike expectations over the past few weeks, all eyes will be on the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street next Thursday.
Some analysts believe the MPC will opt for some variation of a 'hawkish hold' on rates, forecasting that rate-setters will guide towards a hike in Bank Rate for next August.
However, at least one top-rated research team in the City has been telling clients to expect none over the next two years.
That, against a backdrop of global trade tensions and calls from some quarters for higher government spending - not to mention the question marks around any Brexit transition period.
Ahead of the MPC meeting and the next quaterly Inflation Report, Monday will bring with it a spate of US central bank speakers with it.
Otherwise, the main release due out on the other side of the Pond next week will be the preliminary reading on the University of Michigan's consumer confidence index for May.
To take note of, and acting as a backdrop over the next few days, will be the 12 May deadline set by the White House to agree on a renegotiation of the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran.
Also due out on Monday, but in China, are data on the country's foreign exchange reserves for the month of April, followed by data on its foreign trade balance the next day and on consumer prices and money supply on Wednesday.
Over in the euro area meanwhile, the most interesting bit of information will be the European Central Bank's monthly bulletin, on Thursday.
ECB chief Mario Draghi is also set to deliver a speech on Friday, in Florence.
Monday May 07
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Q1
Kosmos Energy (DI)
Tuesday May 08
INTERIMS
Cambria Automobiles, Treatt
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Manchester & London Investment Trust
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Blue Capital Alternative Income Fund Ltd (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy (DI), Horizon Discovery Group, IDE Group Holdings, Vertu Motors
AGMS
4Imprint Group, Abaco Capital, Anglo American, Blue Capital Alternative Income Fund Ltd (DI), Commerzbank AG, Costain Group, CPP Group, EKF Diagnostics Holdings , Global Ports Holding, Maintel Holdings, Miton Group, Randgold Resources Ltd., React Group , Savills, Valirx, William Hill
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hiscox Limited (DI), William Hill
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
CareTech Holding, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, Lighthouse Group
Wednesday May 09
INTERIMS
Compass Group, Imperial Brands , TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
British American Tobacco, JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
IBM Corp.
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
Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust, Deltex Medical Group, Mirriad Advertising
AGMS
Ascential, British Smaller Companies VCT 2, Capital & Regional, Cello Health, Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Singapore), Ebiquity, Grafton Group Units, Greggs, Henderson High Income Trust, Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Sing.Reg), IFG Group, IGas Energy, Mandarin Oriental International (Singapore), Marshalls, Mobeus Income & Growth Vct, Patagonia Gold, Provident Financial, Rentokil Initial, Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company , Standard Chartered, Ten Entertainment Group , Tomco Energy, Virgin Money Holdings (UK)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Barratt Developments, G4S, Greggs, IFG Group, Marshalls, OneSavings Bank, Provident Financial, Renishaw, Vertu Motors, Wetherspoon (J.D.)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan US Smaller Co. Inv Tst, Smith & Nephew
Q1
Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI), EVS Broadcast Equipment SA, Hellenic Telecom Industries SA ADS
Thursday May 10
INTERIMS
On The Beach Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Begbies Traynor Group, SCS Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Fidelity Special Values, PRS Reit (The) , Sage Group, Smart (J) & Co., Symphony International Holdings Ltd.
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock World Mining Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BP, Ediston Property Investment Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Picton Property Income Ltd, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B'
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Q4
BT Group
FINALS
BT Group, Stobart Group Ltd.
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Dragon-Ukrainian Properties & Development, Fidessa Group, Symphony International Holdings Ltd., U And I Group
EGMS
Trading Emissions, Unite Group
AGMS
AIREA, Arbuthnot Banking Group, Aviva, BAE Systems, Clarkson, Communisis, Condor Gold, Convatec Group , Direct Line Insurance Group, Gresham Technologies, Irish Continental Group Units, ITV, Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (Singapore Reg), Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Singapore), John Laing Group , Melrose Industries, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, OneSavings Bank, Rathbone Brothers, Robinson, Savannah Resources, Serco Group, SIG, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited, TP ICAP, Triple Point Social Housing Reit, TT Electronics, Tyman, Unite Group, Vesuvius
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Arrow Global Group, Beazley, Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI), Derwent London, Hansard Global, ITV, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets, Next, Rathbone Brothers, RSA Insurance Group, Sabre Insurance Group, SIG, Superdry, Titon Holdings, TP ICAP
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (08:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Admiral Group, Barr (A.G.), Centaur Media, Centrica, Diversified Gas & Oil, Downing Three VCT H Shs, Downing Two VCT G Shs, Eddie Stobart Logistics , Epwin Group, Fidessa Group, Hiscox Limited (DI), Hochschild Mining, Hostelworld Group , Ibstock , Moss Bros Group, North Midland Construction, Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd., Polymetal International, Quixant, Robert Walters, SDL, Share plc, Trinity Mirror
Q1
Arrow Global Group, Telecom Egypt SAE GDS (Regs)
Friday May 11
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Northamber, Photo-Me International, Softcat
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Scottish Inv Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
FINALS
TalkTalk Telecom Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
4Imprint Group, 888 Holdings, Artemis VCT
AGMS
Alpha Fx Group , BBA Aviation, GLI Finance Limited, Man Group, Mobeus Income & Growth 4 Vct, Morgan Advanced Materials , RSA Insurance Group, Wood Group (John)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
4Imprint Group, 888 Holdings, Amiad Water Systems Ltd, Anglo American, British Smaller Companies VCT 2, Devro, Drax Group, FBD Holdings, Fisher (James) & Sons, Global Ports Holding, Harwood Wealth Management Group, InterContinental Hotels Group, International Personal Finance, Johnson Service Group, Maintel Holdings, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Miton Group, Pearson, Science Group , Smurfit Kappa Group, Travis Perkins
Q1
Afarak Group (DI)