Week ahead: US jobs report and China CPI in focus
The focus over the coming will be firmly on the US non-farm payrolls report for December, which is scheduled to be published at the end of the week, on Friday.
Consensus is calling for a moderation in the pace of job growth in the States from November's breakneck pace of 266,000 to 167,000.
In the People's Republic of China meanwhile, a report on the Asian giant's foreign exchange reserves in December is due out on Monday, with others for the Asian giant's consumer and factory gate prices scheduled for Thursday.
Across the Channel, the main release to watch out for will be survey compiler IHS Markit's euro area services sector Purchasing Managers' Index for December, on Monday.
Investors will be looking to see to what extent the tertiary sector is holding up and offsetting the ongoing recession in the single currency bloc's manufacturing sector.
Also due out on Monday is an equivalent survey for the UK.
Monday January 06
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Caffyns, Clipper Logistics , D4T4 Solutions, Discoverie Group, OPG Power Ventures
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Total SA
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PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Composite (US) (08:55)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
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PMI Services (09:30)
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AVI Global Trust
Tuesday January 07
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Homeserve, TR Property Inv Trust
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Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
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C4X Discovery Holdings , Safestore Holdings
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Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited
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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets
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Town Centre Securities
Wednesday January 08
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3i Group, Electrocomponents, Finncap Group , Genel Energy
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Total SA
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Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Services Confidence (EU) (10:00)
AGMS
Conygar Investment Company
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Greggs, Sainsbury (J)
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Halifax House Price Index (08:30)
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Bellway
Thursday January 09
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Avation, Caledonia Investments, Octopus Apollo VCT, RHI Magnesita N.V. (DI)
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Amigo Holdings, Aveva Group, Bisichi Mining, QinetiQ Group, Volex, Workspace Group, XPS Pensions Group
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GlaxoSmithKline
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BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, BMO Private Equity Trust, JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust, JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust, Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Primary Health Properties
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Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
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Ferrexpo
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Cambria Automobiles
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Card Factory, Dunelm Group, Nichols
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RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
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AJ Bell, Baring Emerging Europe, Brewin Dolphin Holdings, DotDigital Group, Focusrite, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT , Henderson European Focus Trust, Majedie Investments, On The Beach Group , Paragon Banking Group, UDG Healthcare Public Limited Company, Unicorn AIM VCT , Urban&Civic , WH Smith, Zytronic
Friday January 10
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600 Group, Alliance Pharma, Big Yellow Group, Cropper (James), Fuller Smith & Turner, Marks & Spencer Group, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, MS International, Norcros, Pets at Home Group , Polar Capital Holdings, Redcentric, Renewi , Severfield, Speedy Hire, Wincanton
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Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Cineworld Group, Schlumberger Ltd.
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Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
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Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
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Plutus PowerGen, Wishbone Gold
AGMS
Ironveld, Plutus PowerGen
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JD Sports Fashion, Robert Walters
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Associated British Foods, Carr's Group, Gulf Investment Fund, Lok'n Store Group