Week ahead: New US adminsitration´s first policies in the spotlight
Markets´ focus during the coming week would likely be on the new US president´s first days in office, with some reports indicating that he might be set to move quickly from the 'get-go', with a possible renegotiation of some aspects of the NAFTA treaty likely high on the agenda.
In the UK, the latest public sector finance data referencing the month of December was set for release on Tuesday, followed by the Confederation of British Industry´s Industrial Trends Survey results due out the next day and fourth quarter GDP figures expected on Thursday.
PM´s Question Time in the House of Commons on Wednesday would also be keenly followed.
Stateside, the key data releases were not set for release until the end of the week, with fourth quarter GDP, durable goods figures and the results of the University of Michigan´s latest consumer confidence survey all set for release on Friday.
Also on Friday, ratings agency Moody´s was set to issue its latest evaluation of the UK´s long-term sovereign debt.
Lastly, manufacturing sector purchasing managers' indices from the Eurozone and US were scheduled to be published on Tuesday and the IFO institute´s survey of German business confidence on Wednesday.
Monday 23 January
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bonmarche Holdings
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Confidence (EU) (15:00)
EGMS
Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd.
AGMS
easyHotel, Kimberly Enterprises NV
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Proactis Holdings
Tuesday 24 January
INTERIMS
PZ Cussons
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
U. of Michigan Confidence (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Benchmark Holdings , Blue Prism Group, Crest Nicholson Holdings, Lakehouse
ANNUAL REPORT
Blue Prism Group
EGMS
Hellenic Telecom Industries SA ADS
AGMS
Baring Emerging Europe, Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust, Keystone Inv Trust, Lowland Investment Co, Marston's, Mitchells & Butlers, Standard Life European Private Equity Trust
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Public Sector Net Borrowing (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Debenhams
Wednesday 25 January
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
ICAP, Real Good Food , Zhejiang Expressway Co 'H' Shares
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Tongaat-Hulett Ltd.
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
General Electric Co
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
House Price Index (US) (14:00)
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
EGMS
OPG Power Ventures
AGMS
Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust , Octopus VCT 3, Octopus VCT 4, Patisserie Holdings , Polo Resources Ltd. (DI), Renew Holdings, Schroder Asia Pacific Fund
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
CBI Industrial Trends Surveys (11:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Diploma, Majedie Investments
Thursday 26 January
INTERIMS
Angle, CPL Resources, Rank Group, Renishaw, Sky
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Dairy Crest Group, Hibernia Reit
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
NCC Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
APQ Global Limited, City of London Inv Trust, Merchants Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (13:30)
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Halfords Group
AGMS
Connect Group, Countryside Properties, Equatorial Palm Oil, Euromoney Institutional Investor, Finsbury Growth & Income Trust, Grand Group Investment (DI), Lonmin, MXC Capital, Topps Tiles
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anglo American, Daily Mail and General Trust A (Non.V), Great Portland Estates, Kier Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BBA Mortgage Lending Figures (09:30)
CBI Distributive Trades Surveys (11:00)
Gross Domestic Product (09:30)
Index of Services (09:30)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust, Blue Capital Global Reinsurance Fund Ltd (DI), Cardiff Property, Elegant Hotels Group , Fenner, Renew Holdings, RWS Holdings, Titon Holdings, Tracsis, Watkin Jones
Friday 27 January
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust, Auto Trader Group , Burberry Group, Cranswick, Dixons Carphone , Ensor Holdings, Fulcrum Utility Services Ltd. (DI), Latham (James), Livermore Investments Group Ltd., Micro Focus International, Northern 2 VCT, Northern 3 VCT, RPC Group, Speedy Hire, Supergroup
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock Income Strategies Trust , Value and Income Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)
Gross Domestic Product (US) (13:30)
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)
U. of Michigan Confidence (US) (15:00)
Q3
BT Group
FINALS
Kcell Joint Stock Co GDR (Reg S), PJSC Magnit GDR (REG S)
AGMS
Caledonian Trust, Nektan (DI), Treatt
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Character Group, Inland Homes, Standard Life European Private Equity Trust