The market spotlight over the coming week was expected to shift back towards key inflation readings on either side of the Atlantic, assuming calm in global banking.
In the euro area, the focus would be on a preliminary reading for consumer price inflation for the month of March due out on Friday.
Ahead of that, on Monday the European Central Bank would release money supply growth figures for February and the prestigious IFO institute its closely followed gauge of business confidence for the euro area’s largest economy.
The week would also be back-end loaded in the States with readings for the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge also scheduled for release on Friday.
February’s price deflator for personal consumption expenditures in the US was expected to tick lower by one tenth of a percentage point from 5.4% year-on-year to 5.3%.
That same day, the University of Michigan would release final readings for its consumer confidence survey covering the month of March.
Also on Friday, investors would be digesting the results of the official Chinese manufacturing sector purchasing managers’ index for March.
On home shores meanwhile, Tuesday would bring with it Nationwide’s home price index for March, followed by official public sector net borrowing figures for February the next day.
Monday 27 March
INTERIMS
Target Healthcare Reit Ltd
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Mountview Estates
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)
FINALS
Belvoir Group, Dialight, Globaltrans Investment GDR (Reg S), Life Science REIT, Sigmaroc , Tandem Group, Thungela Resources Limited NPV (DI)
ANNUAL REPORT
National Express Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Mountview Estates
AGMS
GSK, LG Electronics Inc GDS (Reg S)
Tuesday 28 March
INTERIMS
Bellway, eEnergy Group, Nanoco Group, Softcat
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Diversified Energy Company
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)
House Price Index (US) (14:00)
FINALS
Animalcare Group, Bango, Barr (A.G.), Burning Rock Biotech Limited Ads (Each Repr 1 Class A Ord Usd0.0002), CPP Group, EKF Diagnostics Holdings , Elecosoft Public Limited Company, Empresaria Group, Good Energy Group, Impact Healthcare Reit , Personal Group Holdings, S&U, Synthomer, Team17 Group, The Mission Group, VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities , Wood Group (John)
ANNUAL REPORT
Impact Healthcare Reit
EGMS
Ground Rents Income Fund
AGMS
Autins Group, Cindrigo Holdings Limited, Ground Rents Income Fund
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Darktrace
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)
Wednesday 29 March
INTERIMS
Up Global Sourcing Holdings
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ashmore Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Big Technologies, Central Asia Metals, Ecora Resources, Inspired, Medica Group , Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Next, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , RM, S4 Capital, Strix Group , Surgical Innovations Group, The Artisanal Spirits Company, Tinybuild Inc. (DI) (Reg s, CAT 3)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Shoe Zone
AGMS
Various Eateries , Versarien
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
Consumer Credit (09:30)
M4 Money Supply (09:30)
Mortgage Approvals (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Shoe Zone
Thursday 30 March
INTERIMS
Gattaca, Renalytix (Reg S), Supermarket Income Reit
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Base Resources Ltd , BHP Group Limited NPV (DI), Genus
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Konami Group Corporation, New Star Investment Trust, The European Smaller Companies Trust
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Energean
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust, Duke Royalty Limited, Primary Health Properties, Value and Indexed Property Income Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Gross Domestic Product (US) (13:30)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)
Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Aquis Exchange , Arbuthnot Banking Group, BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. NPV (DI), Chesnara, Gresham House, IGas Energy, International Public Partnerships Ltd., Microlise Group, Robinson, Secure Trust Bank, XLMedia
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BioPharma Credit , BioPharma Credit , Quartix Technologies, Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd
EGMS
Air China Ltd.
AGMS
AssetCo, Banco Santander S.A., Nexus Infrastructure , Oxford Biodynamics , Pantheon Infrastructure , Power Metal Resources
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
AO World, Moonpig Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Abrdn , AIB Group (CDI), Aviva, Fidelity European Trust, Globaldata, IDOX, InterContinental Hotels Group, Maven Income and Growth VCT 5, Mondi, Moneysupermarket.com Group, Phoenix Group Holdings , Quartix Technologies, Smith & Nephew, Taylor Wimpey, Wynnstay Group
Friday 31 March
INTERIMS
James Halstead
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
City of London Investment Group, DX (Group), Fonix Mobile , Gateley (Holdings) , Hargreaves Lansdown, Mid Wynd International Inv Trust
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
BP, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, HICL Infrastructure , NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Pollen Street, Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, RM Infrastructure Income, Tetragon Financial Group Limited, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited, Vaalco Energy, Inc (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)
Personal Income (US) (13:30)
Personal Spending (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Final) (US) (15:00)
Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)
FINALS
Computacenter, Dignity, M. P. Evans Group
ANNUAL REPORT
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Centaur Media, NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £
AGMS
Angus Energy , Brunner Inv Trust, Inland Homes, MediaZest, Pressure Technologies, ROS Agro GDR REG S, Tekmar Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pennon Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Current Account (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aviva 8 3/8% Cumulative Irrd Preference 1, Barclays, Blackrock Throgmorton Trust, Henry Boot Prf, Imperial Brands , Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust 5% Cumulative Preference 1, Northern Electricity Prf, Rights & Issues Investment Trust , S and U 6% Cumulative Prf. £1, Titon Holdings