Week ahead: Fed rate meeting, central bank speakers in the spotlight
The focus over the coming week will be squarely on the US central bank's policy meeting and its update guidance for the remainder of the year and looking out into 2019.
Rate-setters at the Federal Reserve are widely-expected to decide on another 25 basis point hike in their main policy rate when they meet on Wednesday, but financial markets remain somewhat skeptical regarding policymakers' own forecasts for a further three or four hikes over the course of the next 12 months.
According to the CME's Fed Watch tool, Fed funds futures are discounting just three more rate hikes - including Wednesday's - by October 2019.
Back in the UK, the economic calendar for over the coming week is rather sparse, although Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, is due to participate at the Bloomberg One Planet Summit in New York, also on Wednesday, at 20:40 BST.
In the euro area, a raft of economic data is set for release over the course of the week, including the IFO institute's business confidence gauge for September, on Monday, and harmonised CPI figures covering the same month on Friday.
But here too, the spotlight may well end up being on a speech from ECB chief economist Peter Praet, in London, on Wednesday, followed by another from his boss, Mario Draghi, the next day.
Monday September 24
INTERIMS
Chariot Oil & Gas Ltd., Deltex Medical Group, Dillistone Group, Gama Aviation , Instem, Kape Technologies, Maxcyte (DI), Nasstar, Pennant International Group, Spectra Systems Corporation, Trinity Exploration & Production, Trinity Exploration & Production, XLMedia
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aviva, Merlin Entertainments , Paddy Power Betfair
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Diversified Gas & Oil
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)
GMS
John Laing Infrastructure Fund Ltd, Wey Education
FINALS
Duke Royalty Limited, River and Mercantile Group
EGMS
EF Realisation Company Limited (NPV), Mortice Ltd. (DI)
AGMS
Hidong Estate, Mortice Ltd. (DI), PHSC
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pennon Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
CBI Industrial Trends Surveys (11:00)
Tuesday September 25
INTERIMS
Altitude Group, Animalcare Group, Card Factory, Ebiquity, Fireangel Safety Technology Group, Harvey Nash Group, Keystone Law Group , Learning Technologies Group , Mi-Pay Group, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , Moss Bros Group, Next, Osirium Technologies, Premier Technical Services Group , S&U, Sumo Group , WANdisco
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Mincon Group , Standard Life Aberdeen
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Total SA
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
House Price Index (US) (14:00)
FINALS
Blancco Technology Group, Close Brothers Group, Hotel Chocolat Group , Scancell Holdings, Swallowfield
AGMS
Avengardco Investments Public Ltd GDR, Liontrust Asset Management, Park Group, Scientific Digital Imaging, Versarien , WYG
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
One Media IP Group, Thomas Cook Group, United Utilities Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BHP Billiton
Wednesday September 26
INTERIMS
AA , Amryt Pharma, Armadale Capital, Billing Services Group Ltd., Boohoo Group, Centralnic Group , Corero Network Security, Crawshaw Group, Destiny Pharma , Destiny Pharma , Minds + Machines Group Limited (DI), Novacyt S.A. (CDI), Pelatro , Summit Germany Limited
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
CRH, Ferrexpo, Lloyds Banking Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
GMS
Griffin Mining Ltd.
FINALS
Accrol Group Holdings, Allergy Therapeutics, James Halstead, Town Centre Securities
AGMS
Argo Group Ltd., Enteq Upstream, Fulcrum Utility Services Ltd. (DI), Gateley (Holdings) , Hornby, IMImobile , Legendary Investments, Nakama Group, PZ Cussons, Scholium Group, Tavistock Investments
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Futura Medical, Halma, Low & Bonar, Mitie Group, NCC Group, PZ Cussons, SSP Group , Trifast
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BBA Mortgage Lending Figures (09:30)
CBI Industrial Trends Surveys (11:00)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Brooks Macdonald Group
Thursday September 27
INTERIMS
888 Holdings, BioPharma Credit , Circassia Pharmaceuticals, Maistro, Midatech Pharma , Petropavlovsk, Saga
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
John Laing Infrastructure Fund Ltd, Legal & General Group, Prudential, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Wood Group (John)
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Applegreen, Bovis Homes Group, Christie Group, EMIS Group, Essentra, Flowtech Fluidpower, Global Ports Holding, Hansteen Holdings, Huntsworth, John Laing Group , JPMorgan Russian Securities, JTC, Medica Group , Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets, NAHL Group, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), Octopus AIM VCT 2, SafeCharge International Group Limited (DI), Shore Capital Group Ltd., Smurfit Kappa Group, Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI), Strix Group , Wynnstay Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Fair Oaks Income Limited 2014 Shs NPV, Fair Oaks Income Limited 2017 Shs NPV, Volta Finance Limited
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Duke Royalty Limited, Funding Circle SME Income Fund, Mercantile Investment Trust (The), Real Estate Investors, Value and Income Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (US) (13:30)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)
Services Confidence (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, Clinigen Group, CVS Group, Hansard Global
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Glencore
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bovis Homes Group, Diverse Income Trust (The), Hargreave Hale AIM VCT , Hargreaves Lansdown, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets
AGMS
AdEPT Telecom, Alcentra Euorpean Floating Rate Income Fund Ltd Red Ord Shs, Arcontech Group, Galileo Resources, Joules Group, Mayan Energy Limited (DI), NWF Group, Ormonde Mining, Pembroke Vct, Pembroke Vct B, Shearwater Group , Sure Ventures , W H Ireland Group, Zamano, Zoo Digital Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
CMC Markets, RPC Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bilby, XPS Pensions Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AdEPT Telecom, Beeks Financial Cloud Group, Consort Medical, Eckoh, ECO Animal Health Group, Fulcrum Utility Services Ltd. (DI), Hargreaves Lansdown, IG Group Holdings, K3 Capital Group , Kier Group, Norish Units, Pembroke Vct, Pembroke Vct B, PHSC, United Carpets Group
Friday September 28
INTERIMS
GAN, Nostra Terra Oil & Gas Co, Richoux Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Arbuthnot Banking Group, Ascential, British Smaller Companies VCT 2, Centamin (DI), CLS Holdings, Elementis, Filta Group Holdings, Frenkel Topping Group, Grafton Group Units, LPA Group, Meggitt, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Polymetal International, Reach, Rights & Issues Inv Trust Income Shares, Secure Trust Bank, SEGRO, St James's Place, TI Fluid Systems, Warehouse Reit
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
HICL Infrastructure Company Ltd, Honeycomb Investment Trust, MedicX Fund Ltd., NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Premier Global Infrastructure Trust, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)
Personal Income (US) (13:30)
Personal Spending (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (US) (14:45)
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
EGMS
PAO Novatek GDR (Reg S), PJSC Tatneft ADS
AGMS
Clipper Logistics , Dish TV India Limited GDR (Each Repr One Shr), Fragrant Prosperity Holdings Limited, Lucky Cement Ltd GDR (Reg S), San Leon Energy
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Current Account (09:30)
GDP (Preliminary) (09:30)
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)