Week ahead: Trade talks, Fed meeting, US non-farm payrolls in focus.


All eyes over the coming week will be on the state of negotiations between the US and several of its major trade partners, not least the EU, India and South Korea.

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In particular, investors will be watching to see whether or not deals are clinched before the 1 August deadline for higher tariffs to kick in.

Of great importance too, also on 1 August the US Department of Labor will publish non-farm payroll figures for the month of July.

They will be preceded by central bank decisions in the US and Canada, on Wednesday, and in Japan on Thursday.

Also of considerable interest will be US inflation data due out on Thursday.

Friday will also bring with it closely followed survey results for Chinese and US manufacturing sector activity during the month of July.

Monday 28 July

INTERIMS

RTC Group, Science Group , Valterra Platinum Limited (DI)

GMS

Bezant Resources, Renold, Rockpool Acquisitions

ANNUAL REPORT

Cyanconnode Holdings

AGMS

Cranswick, Earnz , Jpmorgan European Growth & Income , Oxford Instruments, Pineapple Power Corporation , Tiger Royalties and Investments, Upland Resources Limited NPV, Videndum

Tuesday 29 July

INTERIMS

AstraZeneca, Canal+ S.A (CDI), Convatec Group , Croda International, Essentra, Greggs, Inchcape, Morgan Sindall Group, Morgan Sindall Group, Restore, Shaftesbury Capital, Staffline Group, SThree, Unilever

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

Q2

AstraZeneca

GMS

GreenX Metals Limited NPV (DI)

FINALS

Altitude Group, IG Design Group, NWF Group

AGMS

Coro Energy, Switch Metals, Triad Group, Verici DX , Vodafone Group

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Entain

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)

Consumer Credit (09:30)

M4 Money Supply (09:30)

Mortgage Approvals (09:30)

Wednesday 30 July

INTERIMS

Alfa Financial Software Holdings , Alfa Financial Software Holdings , BAE Systems, Banco Santander S.A., Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (DI), Franchise Brands, Greencoat UK Wind, Hostelworld Group , HSBC Holdings, Rathbones Group, RHI Magnesita N.V. (DI), Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto, Seplat Energy (DI), Taylor Wimpey

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)

Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)

Q2

GSK

GMS

Mulberry Group

FINALS

Hargreaves Services, Ondo Insurtech, SDI Group

AGMS

Acuity RM Group, Audioboom Group, MobilityOne Ltd., Petrel Resources (CDI), Picton Property Income Ltd, Picton Property Income Ltd, Picton Property Income Ltd, Rome Resources, Zephyr Energy

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Alfa Financial Software Holdings , Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), Strix Group

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, Oberon AIM VCT, TR Property Inv Trust

Thursday 31 July

INTERIMS

Abrdn , Anglo American, Drax Group, Elementis, Endeavour Mining, Haleon , Hammerson, Helios Towers , London Stock Exchange Group, Melrose Industries, Mondi, Rentokil Initial, Robert Walters, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (ATT) GDR (Reg S), Schroders, SEGRO, Standard Chartered

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

BP 8% Cum 1st Prf, BP 9% 2nd Prf, Compass Group, Kitwave Group, S and U 31.5% Prf. Cum. Prf 12.5P, WH Smith

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Lloyds Banking Group, Mony Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

CT Private Equity Trust, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Real Estate Investors

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Brunner Inv Trust, Custodian Property Income Reit, GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Limited, HICL Infrastructure

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)

Personal Income (US) (13:30)

Personal Spending (US) (13:30)

Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)

Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)

Q2

Endeavour Mining, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (ATT) GDR (Reg S), Shell , Unilever

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Fidelity China Special Situations , Personal Assets Trust

AGMS

eEnergy Group, Energypathways, Foresight Group Holdings Limited NPV, MyHealthchecked , NewRiver REIT, SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited (DI)

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Next

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Camellia, Edinburgh Inv Trust, Fidelity China Special Situations , Shires Income, Tatton Asset Management , Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Wynnstay Properties

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Braemar , CML Microsystems, Latham (James), Octopus AIM VCT, Triad Group, Volex

Friday 01 August

INTERIMS

IMI, IMI, IMI, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), Intertek Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Heavitree Brewery, Heavitree Brewery 'A' Shares, Merchants Trust 3.65% Cumulative Preference 1, NCC Group, Premier Miton Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

British American Tobacco, CT UK High Income Trust, CT UK High Income Trust B , Mercantile Investment Trust (The), TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Construction Spending (US) (15:00)

ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)

Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)

PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)

PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)

PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)

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

Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)

Q2

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI)

AGMS

Braveheart Investment Group, Windar Photonics

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hornby

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Manufacturing (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), Discoverie Group, GB Group, ICG, Motorpoint Group, Next, Norcros, Tate & Lyle, United Utilities Group, Vianet Group, Vodafone Group, Workspace Group

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