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Week ahead: Omicron updates, US inflation in the spotlight

By Alexander Bueso

Date: Friday 03 Dec 2021

Week ahead: Omicron updates, US inflation in the spotlight

(Sharecast News) - All eyes over the coming week will be on updates from the World Health Organisation and South African officials regarding the latest findings on the Omicron variant of Covid-19, with the former expected on Monday.


It is against that backdrop, which may not yield all of the information that investors need to know, that they will have to interpret consumer price data due out in the US on Friday.

Worth noting, consensus is for another leg higher in US inflation with the annual rate of CPI seen hitting 6.8% in November, against an October print of 6.2%.

CPI releases are also scheduled in China and Germany, on Wednesday, as are monthly foreign trade figures from the former on Monday.

Interest rate decisions Down Under and in Canada will also be closely watched, on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

Friday will also be the big day on home shores, with the Office for National Statistics set to publish its estimates for gross domestic product in October.

Monday 06 December

INTERIMS

Fusion Antibodies , The Fulham Shore, Versarien

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Balfour Beatty, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (DI), Edge Performance VCT 'I' Shares

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited NPV, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.NPV (CDI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)

EGMS

CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Ltd GBP, Myanmar Strategic Holdings Limited NPV (DI)

AGMS

Amur Minerals Corporation NPV, Bellway, Emmerson NPV, Pipehawk, Virgin Wines UK

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Construction (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust

Tuesday 07 December

INTERIMS

Babcock International Group, Iomart Group, Kinovo , Mercia Asset Management, SDI Group , Solid State, Supreme , Vianet Group, W H Ireland Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Hammerson

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)

Gross Domestic Product (EU) (10:00)

Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)

ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)

FINALS

CareTech Holding, Hyve Group, Ixico, Paragon Banking Group, Renew Holdings, Tritax Eurobox (GBP), Zytronic

AGMS

Amedeo Air Four Plus Limited Red Ord NPV, Applied Graphene Materials , Falanx Group Ltd, IMC Exploration Group (CDI), Schroder Japan Growth Fund, Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, YouGov

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Halifax House Price Index (07:00)

Retail Sales (00:01)

Q1

Renalytix (Reg S)

Wednesday 08 December

INTERIMS

Berkeley Group Holdings (The), Ince Group (The), Quiz

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Fidelity Asian Values, Inspired

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

FINALS

Hardide, Numis Corporation, SSP Group , TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Thinksmart Limited (DI)

EGMS

Societatea Energetica Electrica SA GDR (Reg S)

AGMS

Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited, Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust, Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings), Gattaca, International Biotech Trust, Volta Finance Limited NPV (GBP)

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

McColl's Retail Group

Thursday 09 December

INTERIMS

Clipper Logistics , DWF Group , LendInvest , Moonpig Group , Smith (DS), Watches of Switzerland Group

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, Aquila Services Group, Argentex Group , Caffyns, Charles Stanley Group, Circle Property , Cropper (James), D4T4 Solutions, Halfords Group, Homeserve, IG Design Group, Investec, Mobeus Income & Growth 2 Vct, NewRiver REIT, Redde Northgate, Severfield, Speedy Hire, Triple Point Income VCT C, Triple Point Income VCT D, Triple Point Income VCT E, Triple Point Vct 2011 A, VP

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Seplat Energy (DI)

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Assura , BMO Commercial Property Trust Limited, XP Power Ltd. (DI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Current Account (GER) (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (EU) (10:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)

GMS

Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale Romgaz S.A. GDR (Reg S)

FINALS

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust, On The Beach Group , Victorian Plumbing Group

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Albion Venture Capital Trust, River and Mercantile Group

EGMS

Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale Romgaz S.A. GDR (Reg S)

AGMS

Bioventix, BlackRock Greater Europe Inv Trust, Doric Nimrod Air One Ltd, Doric Nimrod Air Three Limited Red Ord Pref Shs Npv, Doric Nimrod Air Two Ltd Pref Shs Npv, Frontier IP Group, Lok'n Store Group, Orchard Funding Group , Ridgecrest , Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited NPV, UK Mortgages Limited , Volution Group, Westmount Energy Ltd.

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balfour Beatty, Rolls-Royce Holdings

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Springfield Properties

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aeci 5 1/2% Prf, BATM Advanced Communications Ltd., London Finance & Investment Group, Orchard Funding Group , Oxford Metrics, River and Mercantile Group

Friday 10 December

INTERIMS

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Airtel Africa , Cake Box Holdings, DCC (CDI), Genel Energy, ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT, VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Brunner Inv Trust, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION COM STK USD0.20 (CDI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)

U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)

FINALS

Nexus Infrastructure

ANNUAL REPORT

Diploma

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

River and Mercantile Group

EGMS

Star Phoenix Group Ltd NPV (DI)

AGMS

Associated British Foods, Up Global Sourcing Holdings

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (07:00)

Index of Services (07:00)

Industrial Production (07:00)

Manufacturing Production (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Ashmore Group, Avingtrans, Ferguson, Galliford Try, Genus, NWF Group, Schroder Japan Growth Fund, SCS Group



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