Week ahead: All eyes on US jobs report, global PMIs
All eyes over the coming week will be on Friday's monthly US non-farm payrolls report, although the ebb and flow of global trade related news may rival it in terms of the potential market impact.
Economists believe the US economy generated 200,000 jobs last month, following a jump of 313,000 in February, which is easily more than what is needed for the rate of unemployment to continue trending lower - barring increases in the labour force participation rate.
Just as important, the year-on-year rate of growth in average hourly earnings is seen recovering from 2.6% to 2.8%.
Preceding that report, the Institute for Supply Management is scheduled to release its widely-followed purchasing managers' indices for the manufacturing and services sides of the US economy in the month of March, on Monday and Wednesday, respectively.
In the UK, IHS Markit's factory and service sector PMIs are also set to be released over the coming week, on Tuesday and Thursday, alongside 'final' survey findings for the euro area.
A reading on consumer level prices in the single currency bloc for the month of March is also due to be published in between, on Wednesday.
Over in Asia, things will get off to an early start, with the 'official' manufacturing sector PMI due out on Saturday, 31 March, followed by Caixin's own private-sector compiled survey on Monday.
The Bank of Japan's Tankan business confidence survey is also slated to be published at the start of the week.
Monday April 02
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Finsbury Food Group, Volution Group (WI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Maintel Holdings, Miton Group
Tuesday April 03
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hotel Chocolat Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Raven Russia Ltd 6.5% Red Cnv Pref Shs NPV, Raven Russia Ltd. Cum Red Pref Shares
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Auto Sales (US) (20:30)
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)
PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
GMS
Polemos, PureTech Health
FINALS
Menhaden Capital
ANNUAL REPORT
Menhaden Capital
EGMS
Fair Oaks Income Limited 2017 Shs NPV
AGMS
Fortebank Joint Stock Company 14% SNR NTS 30/06/22 (REG S), XTrackers II X Global Aggregate Swap
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Renew Holdings, Renew Holdings
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (01:01)
PMI Manufacturing (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Northern Electricity Prf, RSA Ins 7 3/8%pf
Wednesday April 04
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ashmore Group, Genus, Pennon Group, WYG
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
PMI Composite (US) (15:45)
PMI Services (US) (15:45)
Unemployment Rate (EU) (09:00)
FINALS
Concurrent Technologies, Maxcyte (DI), Next Fifteen Communications
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Renewi , Topps Tiles
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Apax Global Alpha Limited , Rights & Issues Inv Trust Income Shares, St. Modwen Properties
Thursday April 05
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Mid Wynd International Inv Trust, South32 Limited (DI)
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bioventix, Ferguson, Go-Ahead Group, Origin Enterprises, Photo-Me International, Redrow, Smith (DS), Smiths Group, St Ives
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Blue Capital Alternative Income Fund Ltd (DI), F & C UK High Income Trust , F&C Private Equity Trust, Primary Health Properties, Schroder Income Growth Fund, SQN Secured Income Fund
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (12:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (09:55)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (09:55)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Walker Greenbank
ANNUAL REPORT
ProPhotonix (DI), Rentokil Initial
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
South32 Limited (DI)
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Direct Line Insurance Group, F & C UK High Income Trust B Shares, Quartix Holdings
EGMS
Himalayan Fund NV
AGMS
Scottish American Inv Company
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Electrocomponents
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Services (10:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Barclays, Greencore Group, MTI Wireless Edge Ltd., Thomas Cook Group
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Amino Technologies, Aviva, Chemring Group, Convatec Group , Direct Line Insurance Group, Elecosoft, FBD Holdings, Fisher (James) & Sons, GKN, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, IMI, John Laing Infrastructure Fund Ltd, Lighthouse Group, Melrose Industries, Moneysupermarket.com Group, Old Mutual, Pearson, Quartix Holdings , Rotork, Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company , Shore Capital Group Ltd., Smith & Nephew, St James's Place, Taylor Wimpey, TP ICAP, Travis Perkins, Ultra Electronics Holdings, Virgin Money Holdings (UK)
Friday April 06
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Alumasc Group, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Diageo, Galliford Try, Hargreaves Services, London Finance & Investment Group, MJ Gleeson , Oxford Instruments, Park Group, PZ Cussons, Ricardo, River and Mercantile Group , Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust, Wilmington
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Land Securities Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
FINALS
Pacific Industrial & Logistics REIT
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Independent Inv Trust, Jupiter Fund Management , River and Mercantile Group
AGMS
XP Power Ltd. (DI)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Athelney Trust, Centamin (DI), Crest Nicholson Holdings, Electronic Data Processing, Grafton Group Units, Independent Inv Trust, Jupiter Fund Management , Lakehouse, PCF Group, Safestore Holdings