Week ahead: Brexit vote, ECB and Chinese data in the spotlight
All eyes over the coming week will be on Tuesday's vote in Parliament on the Prime Minister's amended Brexit deal.
Ahead of that, on Monday the Office for National Statistics will publish industrial production and foreign trade data covering the month of November.
Then on Tuesday morning, ONS will release the October employment report.
Across the Channel, the flow of data will be back-end loaded, with the European Central Bank set to meet to decide on interest rates on Thursday, followed by 'flash' readings for the widely-followed from IHS Markit euro area manufacturing and services sector Purchasing Managers Indices for December due the next day.
To take note of, rate-setters in Switzerland and Norway are also due to meet on Thursday.
The week will also see a raft of economic data out of China, including factory gate and consumer prices for November on Sunday, 9 December, and readings for retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment on Friday.
Stateside meanwhile, the focus will be on the latest readings for inflation, with data due out on Wednesday expected to reveal a dip in the headline year-on-year rate of consumer prices slipping from 2.5% for October to 2.1% in November, due to the drag from the recent decline in oil prices.
On Friday meanwhile, investors will be waiting on figures for US retail sales and industrial production.
Also at the end of the week, the Bank of Japan will publish the results of its Tankan business confidence survey for December.
Monday December 10
INTERIMS
Photo-Me International
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
IBM Corp.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Hardide, Hollywood Bowl Group, Nexus Infrastructure , Scottish Inv Trust
AGMS
Upland Resources Limited (DI), VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd., Westmount Energy Ltd.
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
Gross Domestic Product (09:30)
Index of Services (09:30)
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock Greater Europe Inv Trust
Tuesday December 11
INTERIMS
Ashtead Group, Carpetright, ECO Animal Health Group, Shearwater Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Spire Healthcare Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
Q2
Ashtead Group
GMS
RM2 International S.A. (DI)
FINALS
Driver Group, MedicX Fund Ltd., MedicX Fund Ltd., Oxford Biodynamics , RWS Holdings, Zytronic
AGMS
John Lewis of Hungerford, Lok'n Store Group, Mind Gym, Reabold Resources, Shore Capital Group Ltd.
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claimant Count Rate (09:30)
Wednesday December 12
INTERIMS
Dixons Carphone , Evgen Pharma, Polar Capital Technology Trust, Superdry, The Fulham Shore
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
DCC
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
FINALS
Local Shopping REIT
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Lancashire Holdings Limited
AGMS
Aberdeen Frontier Markets Investment Company, Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited, Bellway, Blancco Technology Group, BowLeven, Fidelity Special Values, Imaginatik, International Biotech Trust, Netcall, Orchard Funding Group , Pipehawk, Tristel, Volution Group (WI), YouGov
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Blancco Technology Group, British American Tobacco, Wood Group (John)
Thursday December 13
INTERIMS
Purplebricks Group, Rhythmone, Sports Direct International, Tungsten Corporation
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
3i Group, Avation, BCA Marketplace, Brown (N.) Group, Charles Stanley Group, Clipper Logistics , Halfords Group, JPMorgan Euro Small Co. Trust, Meikles Ltd., Michelmersh Brick Holdings, MS International, Northgate, Severfield, Sirius Real Estate Ltd., Speedy Hire, ULS Technology , Ventus 2 VCT, Ventus 2 VCT 'C' Shares, Ventus VCT, Ventus VCT 'C' Shares, Vianet Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Assura , F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd., Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd, XP Power Ltd. (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
ECB Interest Rate (EU) (12:45)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
FINALS
IntegraFin Holding, TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)
ANNUAL REPORT
TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Ferrexpo, Oxford Metrics
AGMS
Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund Ltd , Amur Minerals Corporation NPV, Bacanora Lithium, Chelverton Growth Trust, Fidelity Asian Values, Henderson Far East Income Ltd., JPMorgan Japanese Inv Trust, Maestrano Group, Nanoco Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Associated British Foods, Bunzl, Ocado Group, PZ Cussons, Serco Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aeorema Communications, Associated British Foods, Grainger, Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust , JPMorgan Chinese Inv Trust, Marston's, Numis Corporation, Orchard Funding Group , Oxford Metrics
Friday December 14
INTERIMS
ReNeuron Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Braemar Shipping Services, C&C Group, Card Factory, CML Microsystems, Downing Three VCT H Shs, NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited Ext Shs, NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited Red Ord, Octopus Apollo VCT, Sophos Group , Tatton Asset Management , Telecom Plus, Triple Point Income VCT, Whitbread
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Brunner Inv Trust, Carnival, Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
FINALS
Jersey Electricity 'A' Shares
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Card Factory, Electra Private Equity, River and Mercantile Group , Softcat, Superdry
AGMS
CQS New City High Yield Fund Limited, Northamber, Northern Venture Trust, Oleeo, Up Global Sourcing Holdings , VinaLand Ltd
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reach, SThree
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
AB Dynamics, Aeci 5 1/2% Prf, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 1, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 1 A Shares, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 2, Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 2 A Shares, MJ Gleeson , Origin Enterprises, River and Mercantile Group , Softcat, Tristel