Week ahead: Trump, UK employment in focus
By Alexander Bueso
Date: Monday 20 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - All eyes over the coming week will be on the start of the new US administration.
Some observers believe that President Donald Trump will move very quickly once in office to begin enacting his policy agenda.
"This week could give us an early taste of how keen he is to hit the ground running, with the California/LA wildfires likely to be top of his agenda," market veteran Michael Hewson said.
"We could also see some fairly rapid executive orders signed which could give us early indications of his thinking on domestic oil and gas, renewables as well as immigration and labour policy."
Trump's inauguration will take place on Monday, Martin Luther King Day, will all US markets closed in observance of the holiday.
Against that backdrop, on Tuesday the Office for National Statistics will publish the November employment report.
Consensus is for the annual rate of growth in average earnings, including bonuses, to have picked up from the 5.2% pace observed in October to 5.6%.
The unemployment rate meanwhile is expected to tick higher by one tenth of a percentage point to 4.4%.
It will be followed the next day by figures for public sector net borrowing in December.
On Friday, consultancy S&P Global will release its purchasing managers' surveys for manufacturing and services in the euro area, UK, and US covering the month of January.
The Bank of Japan will also announce its latest interest rate decision at the end of the week.
Also due out across the Channel, on Tuesday, is the ZEW institute's economic confidence gauge for January.
Monday 20 January
TRADING ANOUNCEMENTS
Midwich Group
GMs
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aeorema Communications
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Tuesday 21 January
INTERIMS
Ilika
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Premier Foods, Marshalls, W.A.G Payment Solutions, Kier Group
AGMs
Honye Financial Services Limited (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claimant Count Rate (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
Wednesday 22 January
FINALS
Residential Secure Income, LBG Media
Q1
easyJet
Q4
PensionBee Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Intermediate Capital Group, Quilter, Wetherspoon (J.D.)
AGMs
Tracsis, JPMorgan Japanese Inv Trust, ASOS
GMs
Kavango Resources, Herald Investment Trust
ANNUAL REPORT
Residential Secure Income
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, Northern Venture Trust, Pharos Energy, Northern 3 VCT, Northern 2 VCT
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Thursday 23 January
FINALS
Nexus Infrastructure, LPA Group, Watkin Jones
INTERIMS
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Associated British Foods, Cmc Markets, Mitie Group
AGMs
Goldplat, Botswana Diamonds, SRT Marine Systems
EGMs
Roebuck Food Group Public Limited Company (CDI)
GMs
BlackRock American Income Trust
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Carr's Group, Gooch & Housego, Victrex plc, Origin Enterprises (CDI), Tracsis
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bankers Inv Trust, Hansa Investment Company Limited 'A' Non Vtg (DI), NB Private Equity Partners Ltd.
Games Workshop Group, Foresight Solar Fund Limited
Abrdn Asian Income Fund Limited NPV, Brickability Group, Solid State, CQS New City High Yield Fund Limited, Elixirr International, Hansa Investment Company Limited (DI)
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
The Global Smaller Companies Trust, Sirius Real Estate Ltd.
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Latham (James), Personal Assets Trust, Big Yellow Group, Discoverie Group, Cranswick, Auto Trader Group
International Biotech Trust, Baltic Classifieds Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
M Winkworth, City of London Inv Trust
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Law Debenture Corp.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Friday 24 January
INTERIMS
TheWorks.Co.Uk
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Paragon Banking Group
Burberry Group
GMs
SDX Energy Inc. (DI)
FINAL DIVIDEND DATE
Redcentric
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Latham (James), Personal Assets Trust, Big Yellow Group, Discoverie Group, Cranswick, Auto Trader Group, International Biotech Trust, Baltic Classifieds Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Patria Private Equity Trust, Alpha Real Trust Ltd.
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Final) (US) (15:00)
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