Thursday preview: Fed speak, US data in focus.


Investor sentiment on Thursday will be a deluge of central bank speakers in the US.

US Federal Reserve

Source: Sharecast

At least seven top Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to deliver remarks and investors will be looking out for any remarks that might move pricing for interest rate cuts over the remainder of 2025.

Against that backdrop, readings are due out for weekly jobless claims, durable goods orders, foreign trade in goods and existing home sales.

The US Treasury will also hold two auctions for government debt.

In the euro area, at 1000 BST the ECB will publish M3 money supply growth data covering the month of August.

Rate-setters in Switzerland will meet to decide on interest rates.

No major releases will come out in the UK.

Thursday 25 September

INTERIMS

Glenveagh Properties (CDI), Microlise Group, N4 Pharma , Polarean Imaging, STV Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

RHI Magnesita N.V. (DI), Rio Tinto, Schroders, Secure Trust Bank

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Central Asia Metals, Computacenter, Drax Group, Elecosoft Public Limited Company, Endeavour Mining, Fevertree Drinks, Fintel, Harworth Group, HGCapital Trust, Ingenta, JTC, Lion Finance Group, Palace Capital , Personal Group Holdings, Phoenix Group Holdings , Pollen Street Group Limited, Wynnstay Group

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Duke Capital Limited, Mercantile Investment Trust (The), Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)

GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (US) (13:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)

FINALS

DFS Furniture, Seeing Machines Ltd. NPV (DI)

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Alfa Financial Software Holdings , System1 Group

AGMS

Altitude Group, Babcock International Group, Cambridge Nutritional Science, Cohort, HSS Hire Group , Intercede Group, Iomart Group, Mercia Asset Management, N4 Pharma , PHSC, Sorted Group Holdings, TPXimpact Holdings, Van Elle Holdings, Wise Class A, Zoo Digital Group

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

BHP Group Limited NPV (DI)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Alumasc Group, City of London Investment Group, FIH Group , Fletcher King, FRP Advisory Group , Hargreaves Services, System1 Group

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