Week ahead: Covid-19 variants, US non-farm payrolls in the spotlight

by | Nov 26, 2021

The market spotlight over the coming week is likely to be firmly on the news-flow surrounding the new Cobid-19 variant and any measures to supress it or avoid another repetition.
Nevertheless, initial reports indicate that it might take at least a couple of weeks for authorities worldwide to know to what extent – if any – it is indeed more transmissible or more harmful.

Against that backdrop, investors will be waiting on the latest US non-farm payrolls data, on Friday, and on a raft of purchasing managers’ surveys from around the world covering factory and services sector activity in November, on Tuesday and Friday, respectively.

A pair of speeches from Fed boss Jerome Powell and his vice-president, Richard Clarida, each, on Monday and Tuesday, will also be closely watched, particularly given the latest developments on the pandemic front.

So too a preliminary reading for euro area consumer prices on Tuesday which is expected to show a dip in cost pressures.

Monday 29 November

INTERIMS

Amigo Holdings, Eckoh, Molten Ventures

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Good Energy Group, Headlam Group

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Canadian General Investments Ltd.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)

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)

Q3

PJSC Acron GDR (REG S)

FINALS

Benchmark Holdings , Character Group

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Roebuck Food Group Public Limited Company (CDI)

AGMS

Brand Architekts Group, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies, Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited NPV, KKV Secured Loan Fund Limited NPV, Mysale Group, TR European Growth Trust

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Credit (09:30)

Mortgage Approvals (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Renishaw

Tuesday 30 November

INTERIMS

GB Group, Pennon Group, System1 Group, VP, Wise Class A

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

BAE Systems, LLoyds Banking Group 9.25% Non-Cum Irredeemable Pref Shares, LLoyds Banking Group 9.75% Non-Cum Irredeemable Pref Shares

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

James Halstead 5.5% Cumulative Preference 1

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

BMO Commercial Property Trust Limited, City of London Inv Trust, Custodian Reit , Picton Property Income Ltd

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)

Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)

Q3

AB Ignitis Grupe GDR (Reg S)

FINALS

Contango Holdings , easyJet, Future, Gooch & Housego, Greencore Group (CDI), Marston’s, Topps Tiles, Treatt

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Crown Place VCT

AGMS

Advance Energy NPV, Alternative Income Reit , Castillo Copper Limited NPV (DI), Dish TV India Limited GDR (Each Repr One Shr), Europa Metals Ltd NPV (DI), Nanoco Group

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

DP Eurasia N.V. (DI)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

M4 Money Supply (09:30)

Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Coral Products, Diverse Income Trust (The), Fonix Mobile , K3 Capital Group , New Star Investment Trust, PZ Cussons

Wednesday 01 December

INTERIMS

Brickability Group , Custodian Reit , D4T4 Solutions, Liontrust Asset Management, Marlowe, Peel Hunt Limited NPV, Redde Northgate, TPXimpact Holdings

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Atalaya Mining, Investec Investment Trust 3 1/2% Cumulative Preference Stock, Marshalls

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Octopus Titan VCT

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JpMorgan China Growth & Income , JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Unilever

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Construction Spending (US) (15:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)

PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)

PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)

Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)

FINALS

Residential Secure Income

EGMS

Third Point Investors Limited NPV $

AGMS

Avation, Etalon Group GDR (Reg S), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)

PMI Manufacturing (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

EKF Diagnostics Holdings

Thursday 02 December

INTERIMS

Induction Healthcare Group, SRT Marine Systems

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust, Burford Capital NPV (DI)

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

3i Group, Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust , Big Yellow Group, Caledonia Investments, Calnex Solutions , CML Microsystems, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited Ord C Shs NPV, Devro, FIH Group , First Property Group, Great Portland Estates, Helical, Hill & Smith Holdings, Investec Non-Red Non-Cum Non-Part Prf Shs, Johnson Matthey, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, National Grid, Ninety One , Oxford Instruments, Pets at Home Group , Puma Vct 13, Record, Renold 6% Cum. Prfd., Royal Mail, Severn Trent, Telecom Plus, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Triad Group, Wincanton, Wynnstay Properties

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Honeycomb Investment Trust, Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd, RM Infrastructure Income

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)

ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)

Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)

Unemployment Rate (EU) (09:00)

FINALS

AJ Bell, Auction Technology Group , Oxford Metrics

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Octopus Titan VCT , Royal Mail

EGMS

PJSC Lukoil ADR

AGMS

CQS New City High Yield Fund Limited, Essensys , Ferguson, Limitless Earth, VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd.

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Go-Ahead Group

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

AVI Global Trust , Aviva 8 3/4% Cumulative Irrd Preference 1, Bellway, Clinigen Group, Fidelity Special Values, General Accident ‘A’, Pan African Resources, Rotork 9.5% Cum Prf. #1, Royal Bank of Scotland 11% Cum. Prf, Royal Bank of Scotland 5.5% Cum. Prf., Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, YouGov

Friday 03 December

INTERIMS

Duke Royalty Limited, Industrials Reit Limited, Mind Gym

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Bloomsbury Publishing, Bytes Technology Group , Coral Products, Empiric Student Property , Hilton Food Group, Maruwa Co Ltd., Maven Income & Growth VCT, Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, SThree, The Mission Group, Young & Co’s Brewery ‘A’ Shares, Young & Co’s Brewery (Non-Voting)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Honeywell International Inc., ICG Enterprise Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Factory Orders (US) (15:00)

ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)

ISM Services (US) (15:00)

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

PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)

PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)

PMI Composite (US) (14:45)

PMI Services (EU) (09:00)

PMI Services (GER) (08:55)

PMI Services (US) (14:45)

Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)

Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)

FINALS

Impax Asset Management Group

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited

EGMS

PJSC Acron GDR (REG S)

AGMS

Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, Ferro-Alloy Resources Limited NPV, Fidelity Asian Values, Ruffer Investment Company Ltd Red PTG Pref Shares

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

PMI Services (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

CVS Group, Sylvania Platinum Ltd (DI), TR European Growth Trust

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