Investors’ attention over the coming week will be divided between a slew of data due out on either side of the Pacific, in China and the US.
In the People’s Republic of China, foreign trade numbers covering March are scheduled for release on Tuesday, followed by a barrage of activity indicators for that same month on Friday.
Stateside meanwhile, the spotlight is likely to be on consumer price data, also for March, which is expected to show an acceleration in the annual rate of headline inflation from 1.7% for February to 2.5%.
But while base effects and the reopening of the economy are expected to drive prices higher over “the coming months”, Barclays Research was telling clients that any overshoot of the US central bank’s inflation target would not be sustained.
That was because of the “significant” amount of slack still present in the jobs market.
Thursday will be another key session Stateside, where a raft of economic data is due to be published, including a reading on March retail sales.
On home shores, the most important day will be Tuesday, with a reading on monthly GDP for February due out.
Across the Channel, Wednesday will see a deluge of top European Central Bank officials take to the podium, including boss Christine Lagarde herself.
Monday 12 April
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Belvoir Group, Concurrent Technologies, Elixirr International , Instem, Oxford Technology VCT, Xpediator
EGMS
ADES International Holding (DI)
AGMS
Cineworld Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sirius Real Estate Ltd.
Tuesday 13 April
INTERIMS
Revolution Bars Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Clinigen Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.NPV (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
ZEW Survey (EU) – Economic Sentiment (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) – Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) – Economic Sentiment (10:00)
FINALS
Corero Network Security, Good Energy Group, Hunters Property , JD Sports Fashion, JTC, Next Fifteen Communications, Northbridge Industrial Services, Sigmaroc , Sourcebio International
AGMS
Good Energy Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Seen, XP Power Ltd. (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (07:00)
Index of Services (07:00)
Industrial Production (07:00)
Manufacturing Production (07:00)
Retail Sales (00:01)
Q1
Plus500 Ltd (DI)
Wednesday 14 April
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Oxford Instruments
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Assura , Yamana Gold Inc. NPV (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
FINALS
Destiny Pharma , GYG, Tesco, The Mission Group
AGMS
Smith & Nephew
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Audioboom Group, Robert Walters
Thursday 15 April
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Craneware
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Barratt Developments, Manchester & London Investment Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, BMO Commercial Property Trust Limited, Ediston Property Investment Company, JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Supermarket Income Reit, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited , Yew Grove Reit (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
GMS
Renold
FINALS
Epwin Group, Intelligent Ultrasound Group , Oxford Biomedica, PureTech Health , Serica Energy, THG
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ferrexpo, Rio Tinto
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Jupiter Fund Management
EGMS
Ethernity Networks Ltd
AGMS
Heavitree Brewery, Helios Towers , John Lewis of Hungerford
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Deliveroo Holdings Class A , Hays, Naked Wines, Norcros, THG
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Law Debenture Corp., Micro Focus International, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), Rio Tinto
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Alpha Fx Group , EMIS Group, F&C Investment Trust, Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust , Gresham Technologies, Ibstock , JPMorgan US Smaller Co. Inv Tst, Jupiter Fund Management , Kenmare Resources (CDI), Kerry Group ‘A’ Shares (CDI), Legal & General Group, Lloyds Banking Group, Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), One Media IP Group, OSB Group , Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company , St James’s Place, Standard Life Aberdeen, STV Group, Unite Group, Vesuvius
Friday 16 April
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Brooks Macdonald Group, JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Livermore Investments Group Ltd., National Westminster 9%pf
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)
Building Permits (US) (13:30)
Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
GMS
Dods Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BioPharma Credit
AGMS
Leeds Building Society 13 3/8% Bearing Shares
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ashmore Group, Essentra
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Maven Income & Growth 3 VCT