Week ahead: Fedspeak, Italy in focus
A spate of data is set to be published throughout the week that will help investors to better gauge the state of the UK economy as we head into the final stretch of the year, although in all likelihood the market spotlight is likely to be on the ongoing Brexit talks.
Included among those are readings on the labour market in September, on Tuesday, followed by October CPI data on the following day and retail sales figures, also for October, on Thursday.
In the background meanwhile, with the US central bank's policy meeting now out of the way, markets will be be especially attentive to policy-relevant remarks from a raft of Fed speakers, including speeches by central bank chairman, Jerome Powell, on Wednesday and Thursday.
Markets will also be keeping an extraordinarily close eye on Italy, which on Tuesday is set to deliver its revised medium-term budget proposals to the European Commission.
To take note of, European Central Bank chief economist, Peter Praet, is due to deliver speeches on Tuesday and Thursday, followed by the institution's chief, Mario Draghi, on Friday.
Monday November 12
INTERIMS
Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust, Cropper (James), Mckay Securities, Warehouse Reit
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Tandem Group
Q3
Dignity
FINALS
Carr's Group
EGMS
Afarak Group (DI)
AGMS
Macau Property Opportunities Fund Ltd., O'Key Group GDR (Reg S) (WI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dignity, Playtech
Tuesday November 13
INTERIMS
Adept Technology Group, BTG, Carclo, Castings, Codemasters Group Holdings, DCC, Experian, FirstGroup, Land Securities Group, Oxford Instruments, Picton Property Income Ltd, Premier Foods, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd, Vodafone Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Staffline Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (09:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
Q3
CableVision Holdings S.A. GDS, JPJ Group
FINALS
McCarthy & Stone, Orchard Funding Group
AGMS
A&J Mucklow Group, Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Ltd Ptg NPV
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
A&J Mucklow Group, Aggreko, BBA Aviation, Benchmark Holdings , Charter Court Financial Services Group , Taylor Wimpey, TT Electronics, Vitec Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Redrow
Wednesday November 14
INTERIMS
British Land Company, Flybe Group, Renold, Speedy Hire, SSE, Workspace Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
GDP (Preliminary) (EU) (10:00)
GDP (Preliminary) (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
GMS
Fondul Proprietatea S.A. GDR (Reg S)
FINALS
AB Dynamics, Avon Rubber, Grainger
EGMS
Fondul Proprietatea S.A. GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Aura Energy Limited NPV (DI), Diurnal Group, Hays, Henderson EuroTrust, JPMorgan Global Convertibles Income Fund Ltd, Jupiter UK Growth Investment Trust, Smiths Group, Thinksmart Limited (DI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cobham
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (09:30)
Producer Price Index (09:30)
Retail Price Index (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Strategic Equity Capital
Q1
Solgold
Thursday November 15
INTERIMS
3i Group, Dart Group, Intermediate Capital Group, Investec, Mediclinic International , Norcros, QinetiQ Group, Royal Mail, Urban Logistics Reit
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bristol & West 'A', Curtis Banks Group, Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited (DI), STM Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Anpario, Bunzl, First Derivatives, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund , Marks & Spencer Group, Rotala, Sainsbury (J), Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, Sophos Group , Spire Healthcare Group, System1 Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Anglo Pacific Group, British American Tobacco, Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc., Merchants Trust, Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd., GlaxoSmithKline, ICG Enterprise Trust, Lazard World Trust Fund, MedicX Fund Ltd., NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Picton Property Income Ltd, Raven Property Group Limited Cum Red Pref, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B'
Q3
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings, Card Factory, EVS Broadcast Equipment SA, Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale Romgaz S.A. GDR (Reg S), TBC Bank Group
GMS
JD Sports Fashion, Wetherspoon (J.D.), Widecells Group
FINALS
Redx Pharma
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Electra Private Equity
EGMS
Greencore Group
AGMS
Avation, Close Brothers Group, Genus, Gunsynd , New Star Investment Trust, PME African Infrastructure Opportunities, Ricardo, Seeing Machines Ltd., Swallowfield, Wetherspoon (J.D.)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bovis Homes Group, Chemring Group, Close Brothers Group, Safestore Holdings
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hansard Global, Haynes Publishing Group, Joules Group, JPMorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aberdeen Frontier Markets Investment Company, Dunelm Group, Genus, Gulf Investment Fund, Jupiter European Opportunities Trust, MJ Gleeson , New Star Investment Trust, Swallowfield, Tristel
Friday November 16
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Coats Group, Kerry Group 'A' Shares, Menzies(John), S&U, Warpaint London
Q3
Afarak Group (DI)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hays, Ranger Direct Lending Fund
AGMS
Eagle Eye Solutions Group, Kier Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Regional REIT Limited
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited NPV (DI), Hays, Smiths Group, Wilmington