Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls in focus
As always the start of a new month will bring with it the latest US non-farm payrolls report, for the month of January in this case.
Analysts at Charles Stanley believe they expanded at a 220,000 pace last month and that the unemployment rate ticked down to 5.5% - the top end of the Fed’s view of the “longer-term” range.
If economists’ expectations are met that would make the twelfth consecutive month in which they have come in above the 200,000-person mark.
The ADP employment report which is scheduled for release on Wednesday will also be closely watched.
Meanwhile, and in the UK, all eyes will be on this next Thursday’s meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee. Given that it will take place ahead of the next Inflation Report (IR) broker Investec thinks that wide-ranging discussions will likely be taking place behind the scenes on whether the depth of the decline in oil prices seen since the last IR should lead to a radical reassessment of the price and therefore policy outlook.
Monday February 02
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aveva Group, Dart Group, KCOM Group, Mitie Group, United Utilities Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Mercantile Investment Trust (The), Verizon Communications
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)
Personal Income (US) (13:30)
Personal Spending (US) (13:30)
PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)
Q4
Torchmark Corp.
GMS
ARC Capital Holdings Ltd
FINALS
Amino Technologies, Damac Real Estate Development Limited GDR (Each Repr 3 Ord) (Reg S) , RM, Torchmark Corp.
ANNUAL REPORT
Wynnstay Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Next
EGMS
BCRE - Brack Capital Real Estate Investments N.V. (DI), Matomy Media Group Limited (DI)
AGMS
John Lewis of Hungerford
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Manufacturing (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Artemis VCT, Baring Emerging Europe, Marston's, Schroder Asia Pacific Fund
Tuesday February 03
INTERIMS
Alumasc Group, NWF Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Johnson Matthey, Workspace Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Auto Sales (US) (15:00)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
Goods Orders (US) (15:00)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Q4
ARM Holdings, BP
GMS
Gulfsands Petroleum
FINALS
ARM Holdings, BP, Ocado Group, St. Modwen Properties
EGMS
Kcell Joint Stock Co GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Dewhurst, Finsbury Growth & Income Trust, Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income Limited, Numis Corporation, Redhall Group, UDG Healthcare Public Limited Company
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Proxama , UDG Healthcare Public Limited Company
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Asian Inv Trust, JPMorgan Chinese Inv Trust
Wednesday February 04
INTERIMS
Hargreaves Lansdown, Sky
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Anglo Pacific Group, Ashtead Group, Halma, Vodafone Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Services (US) (15:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
Q3
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
Q4
GlaxoSmithKline
EGMS
Future
AGMS
Connect Group, Conygar Investment Company, Conygar ZDP , Future, Grainger, Impax Asset Management Group, Victrex plc
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
Official Reserves (09:30)
PMI Composite (09:30)
PMI Services (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund
Q1
GW Pharmaceuticals
Thursday February 05
INTERIMS
Avanti Communications Group, Mcbride
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hayward Tyler Group, Tongaat-Hulett Ltd.
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Cohort, CPL Resources, Daejan Holdings, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 'D' Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 E Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 F Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 G Shs, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 H Shs, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2 'D' Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2 E Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2 F Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2 G Shs, Ingenious Entertainment Vct 2 H Shs, Latchways, Mattioli Woods, Stagecoach Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Unilever
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Factory Orders (GER) (11:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
PMI Construction (GER) (08:30)
PMI Retail (EU) (09:10)
PMI Retail (GER) (09:10)
Productivity (US) (13:30)
Q4
AstraZeneca, Smith & Nephew
FINALS
AstraZeneca, Fusionex International, Smith & Nephew
IMSS
Vodafone Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Victrex plc
AGMS
Compass Group, Dunedin Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Enterprise Inns, Frontera Resources Corporation (DI), Patisserie Holdings , Sunrise Resources , Tertiary Minerals
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BoE Interest Rate Decision (12:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust, Scottish Inv Trust
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Chrysalis VCT, CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Ltd EURO, CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Ltd GBP, JPMorgan Russian Securities, Terra Capital, Urban&Civic , Victrex plc
Friday February 06
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bisichi Mining, ICAP
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Investors Capital Trust 'A' Shares
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (11:00)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
GMS
Jubilee Platinum
AGMS
LED International Holdings Limited (DI), Shaftesbury
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
New Car Registrations (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aberdeen Asset Management, Britvic, Connect Group, Daily Mail and General Trust A (Non.V), Grainger, Henderson European Focus Trust