Week ahead: US presidential debate, CPI in the spotlight
6th Sep 2024 12:49
(Sharecast News) - The key risk event for financial markets over the coming week will be Tuesday's televised presidential election debate in the US between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Polls were slightly in former of Harris heading into Tuesday but a strong showing for either candidate might yet conceivably tip the scales in favour of either one.
Next most important for investors would be the US consumer price report due out on Wednesday.
Consensus was for a very large three tenths of a percentage point decline in the annualised rate of increase for headline inflation to 2.6% in August.
Talk in markets was that it could decide whether the Federal Reserve went for a 25 or 50 basis point cut in interest rates on 18 September.
Next up, on Thursday the European Central Bank was expected to announce a further 25 basis point reduction in interest rates.
At the start of the week meanwhile, on Monday, investors would be on the lookout for the latest Chinese consumer price figures covering the month of August.
They would be followed the next day by a reading on Chinese foreign trade covering that same month.
On home shores, Tuesday would see the release of the July employment report.
Monday 09 September
INTERIMS
Brave Bison Group, Norman Broadbent , Sigmaroc , Symphony Environmental Technologies, The Pebble Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust, Baronsmead Venture Trust, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), Mony Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
GMS
Facilities by ADF, Tomco Energy
AGMS
Great Southern Copper
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Computacenter
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Braemar , Iomart Group
Tuesday 10 September
INTERIMS
BlackBird, Central Asia Metals, Chesnara, Elecosoft Public Limited Company, Equals Group , Finseta, Finseta, Flowtech Fluidpower, Futura Medical, Hvivo, Inspects Group , IQE, Itaconix , Lords Group Trading, Luceco , MPAC Group, Nexteq, Property Franchise Group, Serica Energy, The Artisanal Spirits Company, Tissue Regenix Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Lloyds Banking Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Newmark Security PLC
AGMS
Chariot Limited, Monks Inv Trust, Renold, Trifast
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claimant Count Rate (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ashtead Group
Wednesday 11 September
INTERIMS
Anpario, Epwin Group, M Winkworth, The Gym Group, Trustpilot Group , VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
GMS
Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale Romgaz S.A. GDR (Reg S)
FINALS
Dunelm Group, Frontier Developments, Pan African Resources, Ricardo
EGMS
AB Ignitis Grupe GDR (Reg S), Boku, Inc (DI) Reg S Cat 3/144A, Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale Romgaz S.A. GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Brickability Group , Hornby, MobilityOne Ltd., Polar Capital Technology Trust, ProCook Group, Sorted Group Holdings, Warehouse Reit
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)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BT Group, Creightons
Thursday 12 September
INTERIMS
Aquis Exchange , Checkit, Harworth Group, Inspired, Keystone Law Group , Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), Spire Healthcare Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Alpha Group International, Apax Global Alpha Limited , Athelney Trust, Bakkavor Group , Cairn Homes (CDI), Churchill China, Costain Group, Dalata Hotel Group (CDI), Direct Line Insurance Group, Endeavour Mining, Eurocell , Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited, Grafton Group Ut (CDI), International Public Partnerships Ltd., Intertek Group, Irish Continental Group Units (Comp) (CDI), Macfarlane Group, Mears Group, Midwich Group, Pollen Street Group Limited, Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) C Limited NPV, TT Electronics, Uniphar (CDI)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Brunner Inv Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Budget Statement (US) (19:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
GMS
Sovereign Metals Limited NPV (DI)
FINALS
Brooks Macdonald Group, Kier Group, Renishaw
ANNUAL REPORT
Invesco Asia Trust
AGMS
Baker Steel Resources Trust Ltd., Eckoh, Invesco Asia Trust, Solid State, Twentyfour Income Fund Limited Ord Red
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Trainline
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Baltic Classifieds Group, BHP Group Limited NPV (DI), Colefax Group, DSW Capital, National Westminster 9%pf, Trifast
Friday 13 September
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Clarkson, Ibstock , Keller Group, Lancashire Holdings Limited, LMS Capital, NATWEST GROUP, Reckitt Benckiser Group, TI Fluid Systems, Vesuvius
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CDI)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (USD), Petrotal Corporation NPV (DI), Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
GMS
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI)
EGMS
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI), Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV
AGMS
British Smaller Companies VCT 2, Dish TV India Limited GDR (Each Repr One Shr), Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust, Halfords Group, Lindsell Train Inv Trust