Week ahead: US CPI, Fed's Powell in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the inflation picture in the US.
On Wednesday, the Department of Labor will release consumer price data for January.
A flurry of Fed speakers are also scheduled for towards the middle of the week, including congressional testimony from chairman Jerome Powell himself on Tuesday.
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey will take to the podium on that same day as well.
On Thursday, the Office for National Statistics will publish GDP growth data for the month of December.
Come Friday, investors will be waiting on readings for US retail sales, industrial production and import prices.
Euro area employment and GDP figures for the fourth quarter are due out at the end of the week too.
In Asia, on 9 February, China's National Bureau of Statistics will release consumer and producer price data for January.
Last, but not least, the Munich Security Conference is set to kick off on 14 February.
Monday 10 February
INTERIMS
EnSilica
GMS
Artemis Resources Limited NPV (DI), Social Housing Reit
Tuesday 11 February
INTERIMS
Dunelm Group, MJ Gleeson
Q4
BP
FINALS
Wynnstay Group
AGMS
JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust, RWS Holdings
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bellway
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Future, The Sage Group
Wednesday 12 February
INTERIMS
Barratt Redrow
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Q4
TBC Bank Group
FINALS
Smurfit Westrock (DI), TBC Bank Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Fonix
AGMS
Unicorn AIM VCT
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Japanese Inv Trust
Thursday 13 February
INTERIMS
Renishaw
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Knights Group Holdings , Rank Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
ICG Enterprise Trust, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (USD), The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Q4
Unilever
FINALS
Barclays, British American Tobacco, Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI), Relx plc, Unilever
AGMS
Cerillion , GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd, Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of trade (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (07:00)
Index of Services (07:00)
Industrial Production (07:00)
Manufacturing Production (07:00)
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Nokia OYJ
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust, Baronsmead Venture Trust, Coventry 12 1/8% Perm Int Bearing Shs #1000, JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Securities, Ramsdens Holdings
Friday 14 February
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
FIH Group , Solid State
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, Tufton Assets Limited Npv
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
FINALS
NATWEST GROUP, SEGRO
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), Hargreave Hale AIM VCT
AGMS
Carr's Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust , Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT , Origin Enterprises (CDI), Premier Miton Group, RWS Holdings