Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, American government shutdown, China manufacturing in focus.


Investors' focus next week will be firmly on the next monthly US jobs report and if it indicates any improvement in hiring.

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Source: Sharecast

The non-farm payrolls report for the month of September is scheduled to be published on Friday by America's Department of Labor.

Labor will also release its latest JOLTS report on Tuesday and consultancy ADP a survey of private sector payrolls on Wednesday.

Also of great importance, the new US fiscal year kicks off on 1 October, but that's when the federal government's current spending authority runs out - barring a last minute agreement amongst lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Otherwise, a partial government shutdown is imminent.

Against that backdrop, manufacturing sector purchasing managers' surveys are due out in China, on Tuesday, and in the UK, euro area, Japan and US on the following day.

Comparable survey findings, but for services sector activity this time, will also be published on Friday.

A raft of government debt auctions will take place in the UK, euro area and US on Thursday.

Monday 29 September

INTERIMS

Aurrigo International, BlackBird, Devolver Digital, Inc. (DI) Reg S Cat 3/144A, Huddled Group , Spectra Systems Corporation, Surgical Innovations Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Entain, Savills

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)

GMS

Cadence Minerals, Invinity Energy Systems

FINALS

Physiomics

EGMS

MTI Wireless Edge Ltd.

AGMS

ActiveOps, Kropz , Moh Nippon, Revolution Beauty Group, Tungsten West , XP Factory

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Credit (09:30)

M4 Money Supply (09:30)

Mortgage Approvals (09:30)

Tuesday 30 September

INTERIMS

AIREA, Animalcare Group, Avacta Group, Barr (A.G.), Big Technologies, Boku, Inc (DI) Reg S Cat 3/144A, Card Factory, Dillistone Group, EJF Investments Ltd 2029 ZDP 100P, Emv Capital, Futura Medical, GENinCode, HSS Hire Group , Jadestone Energy, Malvern International, Next 15 Group, Niox Group, Northcoders Group , Novacyt S.A. (CDI), Strix Group , Tissue Regenix Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Anglo American, Antofagasta, Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs (DI), Henry Boot Prf, Northern Electricity Prf, Quartix Technologies, S and U 6% Cumulative Prf. £1, Standard Chartered

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Diversified Energy Company , Energean , HICL Infrastructure , NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)

Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)

GMS

Crism Therapeutics Corporation Ord Npv, Eutelsat Communications S.A. (CDI), Greatland Resouces Limited (DI)

FINALS

Aeorema Communications, Close Brothers Group

AGMS

Assura , Distil, Empyrean Energy, Great Southern Copper, Kodal Minerals , Warehouse Reit

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)

Current Account (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (07:00)

Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Babcock International Group, Molten Ventures VCT , Solid State, Zigup

Wednesday 01 October

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Bristol Water 'A' 8 3/4% Cum Irrd Prf, Convatec Group , Genuit Group, Morgan Advance Materials 5% Cumulative 2nd Preference 1, Morgan Advance Materials 5.5% Cumulative 1st preference 1, Rathbones Group, Shaftesbury Capital, Stand.Ch.7te%pr, Standard Chartered 8 1/4% Non-Cum Irrd Pref

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Construction Spending (US) (15:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)

GMS

SThree

FINALS

Litigation Capital Management Limited (DI)

AGMS

CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust Grwth Shs, CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust Inc Shs, Goodwin Plc

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

NAHL Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Manufacturing (09:30)

Thursday 02 October

INTERIMS

Tesco

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

CLS Holdings, InterContinental Hotels Group, Mears Group

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Andrews Sykes Group, Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust, ASA International Group , Bank of Ireland Group (CDI), Bodycote, Braime Group, Braime Group 'A'NON.V , Breedon Group , Henry Boot, Hunting, Johnson Service Group, Keystone Law Group , LSL Property Services, Morgan Sindall Group, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), Petershill Partners , Skillcast Group, Smith & Nephew, Spectris, TP Icap Group , Travis Perkins, Weir Group, Wickes Group

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Abrdn DIversified Income And Growth, British American Tobacco, CT Private Equity Trust, CT UK High Income Trust, CT UK High Income Trust B , Law Debenture Corp., Real Estate Investors, Value and Indexed Property Income Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Factory Orders (US) (15:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Manchester & London Investment Trust

AGMS

NARF Industries

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Calculus VCT

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Arcontech Group, Chemring 7% Cumulative Preference Shares 1, European Opportunities Trust, Foresight Ventures Vct, Frenkel Topping Group, Hansard Global, Kainos Group , Latham (James) 8% Cumulative Preference 1, Manchester & London Investment Trust, Mercia Asset Management, Van Elle Holdings

Friday 03 October

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Admiral Group, Glanbia (CDI), Globaldata, Hochschild Mining, Integrated Diagnostics Holdings, Irish Continental Group Units (Comp) (CDI), Property Franchise Group, RTC Group, Serco Group, Uniphar (CDI)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

BlackRock World Mining Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)

ISM Services (US) (15:00)

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

PMI Composite (US) (14:45)

PMI Services (US) (14:45)

Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)

GMS

Tialis Essential IT

FINALS

Avation, Wetherspoon (J.D.), Wetherspoon (J.D.)

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Admiral Group, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust

AGMS

Panthera Resources

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Composite (09:30)

PMI Services (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cohort, DSW Capital, Foresight Group Holdings Limited NPV

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