Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, China inflation data in focus
By Alexander Bueso
Date: Friday 03 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Investors' attention will be trained on the US jobs market during the coming week, data which may decide which way the stock market goes between now and the inauguration of the new administration.
Consensus is for non-farm payrolls growth to have slowed from 227,000 in November to 150,000 in December.
Also due out in the US are the JOLTS labour market report on Tuesday, the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting on Wednesday, the monthly retail sales report on Thursday and the University of Michigan's consumer confidence index on Friday.
Ahead of those releases, on Monday consultancy S&P Global will publish the results of its services sector Purchasing Managers' Indices for the euro area, UK and US.
Further afield, Friday will also bring with it readings for Chinese consumer and producer prices in December.
Monday 06 January
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Tate & Lyle
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
GMS
Blue Star Capital, Condor Gold, Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust, Graft Polymer (UK) , Microsalt
AGMS
Blue Star Capital
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Composite (09:30)
PMI Services (09:30)
Tuesday 07 January
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hill and Smith
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
ISM Services (US) (15:00)
Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (07:00)
PMI Construction (09:30)
Retail Sales (00:01)
Wednesday 08 January
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Mercia Asset Management
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
QinetiQ Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Land Securities Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)
GMS
United Oil & Gas
EGMS
SDIC Power Holdings Co.,Ltd GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Orchard Funding Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOMC Interest Rate Minutes (US) (19:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bellway
Thursday 09 January
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Caledonia Investments, CMC Markets, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Volex, Worldwide Healthcare Trust
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Ashtead Group, Bisichi , Cohort, Experian, Iomart Group, Severfield, Workspace Group, XPS Pensions Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
GSK
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Primary Health Properties
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (13:30)
GMS
Metals Exploration
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, Smiths News
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Greggs, Hilton Food Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Tesco, Unite Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AJ Bell, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust , Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust, DotDigital Group, Greencore Group (CDI), Sage Group, Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, Smiths News
Friday 10 January
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
3i Group, Caffyns, DSW Capital, Intermediate Capital Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Octopus AIM VCT, Oxford Instruments, Pets at Home Group , Severn Trent, Supreme , TR Property Inv Trust, Zigup
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Regional REIT Limited NPV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Sentiment (US) (15:00)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
GMS
Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Associated British Foods
AGMS
ALT Resources, Sealand Capital Galaxy Limited (DI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sainsbury (J)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Associated British Foods, Fidelity Special Values
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