Week ahead: UK data and central banks in focus
The focus over the coming week will be on a raft of UK economic indicators which will help investors to better gauge the performance of the UK economy at the turn of the year.
Among the reports due out are readings on UK employment, inflation and retail sales, together with manufacturing and services sector Purchasing Managers' Indices at the end of the week.
It will be a fairly similar story across across the Channel, with the ZEW institute's economic confidence gauges for Germany and the euro area in February due out on Tuesday, followed by a slate of PMI readings, also on Friday.
In the US meanwhile, producer price figures for February are scheduled for release on Wednesday, alongside the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee's most recent policy meeting and a flurry of Fedspeakers.
Policymakers at several central banks are also due to meet throughout the week to decide on interest rates, including those in Turkey on Wednesday, followed by Egypt, China, and Indonesia on Thursday.
Monday 17 February
INTERIMS
Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Paragon Banking Group
Tuesday 18 February
INTERIMS
BHP Group, Blancco Technology Group, Pan African Resources
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
FINALS
Glencore , Sunrise Resources , The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited
ANNUAL REPORT
Sunrise Resources
AGMS
Dewhurst, Dewhurst, Titon Holdings
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claimant Count Rate (09:30)
Unemployment Rate (09:30)
Wednesday 19 February
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Building Permits (US) (13:30)
Current Account (EU) (09:00)
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
RPS Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hollywood Bowl Group
AGMS
Gooch & Housego
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (09:30)
Producer Price Index (09:30)
Retail Price Index (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hollywood Bowl Group
Thursday 20 February
INTERIMS
Hays, Mcbride, Transense Technologies
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ramsdens Holdings
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Gateley (Holdings) , Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Mountview Estates
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
M Winkworth
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Carnival, Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, GlaxoSmithKline, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, Unilever, Yew Grove Reit
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Q4
Smith & Nephew
GMS
Tiziana Life Sciences
FINALS
BAE Systems, Morgan Sindall Group, Rathbone Brothers, Smith & Nephew
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
British Smaller Companies VCT, Independent Inv Trust
EGMS
Bank Audi S.A.L. GDR (Repr 1'Com'Shr Lbp1650)(Reg S), Highbridge Tactical Credit Fund Limited NVP GBP , Plus500 Ltd (DI)
AGMS
IntegraFin Holding
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BBGI SICAV S.A. (DI), Blackrock Throgmorton Trust, Driver Group, Henderson Opportunities Trust, Impax Asset Management Group, Independent Inv Trust, Jersey Electricity 'A' Shares, Nexus Infrastructure , Trian Investors 1 Limited NPV
Friday 21 February
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Livermore Investments Group Ltd.
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Primary Health Properties
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Pearson
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Best of the Best, Oxford Technology 2 VCT
AGMS
Caledonian Trust
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
CBI Industrial Trends Surveys (11:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Chrysalis VCT, RWS Holdings, Stock Spirits Group , Titon Holdings, Urban&Civic , Victrex plc