Week ahead: Central bank speakers, Global PMIs in focus

18th Oct 2024 08:33

(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus over the coming week will be on a veritable flood of central bank speakers from across several of the world's main economies on the occasion of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's annual meetings in Washington D.C..

Included amongst those will be the heads of the Bank of England and European Central Bank, both on Tuesday.

Preceding them on the day before will be a flurry of top Federal Reserve officials.

Linked to the debate around monetary policy going forwards, on Wednesday the US Fed will release its so-called 'Beige Book' ahead of its November policy meeting.

A barrage of purchasing manager survey results for euro area manufacturing and services will be published on Thursday in the UK, euro area and US.

US durable goods orders data for September, which are due out on Friday, may also make for interesting reading.

So too the latest readings on UK consumer confidence from consultancy GfK, on Thursday, and from the University of Michigan, for US consumers, on Friday.

Rate-setters in Canada and China will meet to decide on Monday and Wednesday, respectively.

Monday 21 October

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

FINALS

Tristel

Tuesday 22 October

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Central Asia Metals

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)

GMS

Atrato Onsite Energy

FINALS

Aptamer Group, Nanoco Group, The Revel Collective, Virgin Wines UK

ANNUAL REPORT

Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI), Virgin Wines UK

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

SLF Realisation Fund Limited C Shs NPV, SLF Realisation Fund Limited NPV

AGMS

Hargreaves Lansdown, Newmark Security PLC

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Gear4music (Holdings), InterContinental Hotels Group, Sosandar, System1 Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)

Q1

Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)

Wednesday 23 October

INTERIMS

B.P. Marsh & Partners

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Restore

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Confidence (GER) (15:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

PMI Composite (US) (14:45)

PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)

PMI Services (US) (14:45)

Q3

PensionBee Group

GMS

Corcel, Premier African Minerals Ltd

IMSS

Lloyds Banking Group

AGMS

Ferro-Alloy Resources Limited NPV, Mid Wynd International Inv Trust

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Barratt Redrow, Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Jet2

Thursday 24 October

INTERIMS

Bloomsbury Publishing

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Harworth Group, Morgan Sindall Group

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

BAE Systems, Marshalls, Morgan Advanced Materials , Sanderson Design Group, Serica Energy, Touchstar

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Abrdn DIversified Income And Growth, Law Debenture Corp.

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Brunner Inv Trust, City of London Inv Trust, Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)

PMI Composite (GER) (08:30)

PMI Manufacturing (GER) (07:30)

PMI Manufacturing (09:30)

PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)

PMI Services (09:30)

PMI Services (EU) (09:00)

PMI Services (GER) (08:30)

Q3

Essentra, Indivior, Kerry Group 'A' Shares (CDI)

FINALS

Gattaca, Softcat

ANNUAL REPORT

Brooks Macdonald Group

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Thorpe (F.W.)

AGMS

Alumasc Group, Brooks Macdonald Group, Kooth , Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Inchcape, London Stock Exchange Group, Renishaw, Unilever, W.A.G Payment Solutions

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Composite (09:30)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Kier Group, MJ Gleeson , Pacific Horizon Inv Trust, Thorpe (F.W.), Wetherspoon (J.D.)

Friday 25 October

INTERIMS

Airtel Africa

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Centaur Media, Computacenter, Diales, Drax Group, Equals Group , Essentra, Facilities by ADF, Fidelity European Trust, Good Energy Group, HGCapital Trust, Hunting, JTC, Luceco , Palace Capital , Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.(DI), Rightmove, Skillcast Group, Stelrad Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Patria Private Equity Trust, Real Estate Investors, Value and Indexed Property Income Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)

M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)

GMS

Europa Metals Ltd NPV (DI)

FINALS

Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Albion Development VCT, Albion Enterprise VCT, Albion Kay VCT

AGMS

KCR Residential Reit, Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd GDR (Reg S), Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd GDR (Reg S), Scancell Holdings

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Retail Sales (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Artemis Alpha Trust, Fletcher King, FRP Advisory Group , Kainos Group , Litigation Capital Management Limited (DI), Miton UK Microcap Trust, Rank Group