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Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, Trade tensions in focus
(Sharecast News) - Investors' attention over the coming week will be on the US non-farm payrolls report for the month of January. Economists' forecasts are calling for a relatively solid reading of 150,000 in hiring after the prior month's print of 256,000.
Against that backdrop, market participants will be monitoring the newsflow around the ongoing trade tensions.
Not least regarding what the reaction of Canada, China and Mexico might be.
Just as important, they will be trying to glean to what extent - or not - the trade tariffs levied by Washington will be permanent.
"There are three reasons why we think the 25% tariffs may not be permanent," analysts at BofA told clients in a research note.
"First, they would be disruptive for the US, and US business groups are already exerting pressure on the Trump administration. Second, they will be hard to implement due to the high degree of integration in manufacturing in North America. Lastly, we think Canada and Mexico are likely to agree to most of Trump's terms on migration and drugs."
For its part, Bank is expected to announce a 25 basis point rate reduction on Thursday to 4.50%.
Governor Andrew Bailey meanwhile is seen cutting the monetary authority's forecast for UK GDP growth in 2025 from 1.5% to 1.0%.
Lastly, a raft of manufacturing and services sector Purchasing Managers' Indices are due out in China, euro area, UK and US are due out.
Factory PMIs are scheduled to be published on Monday and services PMIs on Wednesday.
Monday 03 February
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Workspace Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
British American Tobacco, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
GMS
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust, Gelion, Rockwood Strategic
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Services (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Henderson European Trust
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Nokia OYJ
Tuesday 04 February
INTERIMS
Diageo, NWF Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Johnson Matthey, Mitie Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
GMS
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income
FINALS
Crest Nicholson Holdings
AGMS
Asia Dragon Trust , Ten Lifestyle Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Entain, Vodafone Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Sales Monitor (00:01)
Wednesday 05 February
INTERIMS
Made Tech Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Asia Dragon Trust , BT Group, JPMorgan European Discovery Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
ISM Services (US) (15:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
Q4
GSK
GMS
Coro Energy, Jaywing
FINALS
Banco Santander S.A., Pressure Technologies
AGMS
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust , Future, Grainger, Grainger
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
DCC (CDI), SSE
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Services (09:30)
Thursday 06 February
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Custodian Property Income Reit, Picton Property Income Ltd
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
AstraZeneca
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Smiths News
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, Taylor Maritime Investments Limited NPV
AGMS
Compass Group, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT , Intuitive Investments Group , Intuitive Investments Group , The Sage Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Compass Group, Syncona Limited NPV
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BoE Interest Rate Decision (12:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Greencore Group (CDI), Smiths News , WH Smith
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, Avon Technologies , Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust, Paragon Banking Group, Renew Holdings, Treatt, Victorian Plumbing Group
Friday 07 February
INTERIMS
Ashmore Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ashtead Group, Bisichi , Experian, Focusrite, Jet2, QinetiQ Group, Severfield, Vodafone Group, XPS Pensions Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, CT UK High Income Trust, CT UK High Income Trust B
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (13:30)
ANNUAL REPORT
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust
AGMS
Agronomics Limited, Victrex plc
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
AJ Bell, Barings Emerging Emea Opportunities , Netcall, Schroder Asia Pacific Fund, Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, Tracsis
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