Financial markets’ focus over the coming week was expected to be squarely on the monthly US non-farm payrolls report due out on Friday.
Consensus was for the pace of hiring to have downshifted down to 215,000 in February, following the previous month’s blowout – and possibly to a certain extent weather-induced – gain of 517,000.
Investors were also expectant ahead of the JOLTS report for January due out on Wednesday.
Data from multiple private sector staffing firms appeared to point to a lower level of job openings in the US than the official data, but up until now the latter had held near record highs.
Worth noting, some economists believed it to be nigh impossible to correctly predict the JOLTS data from one month to the next.
Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell’s semi-annual report to Congress, at 1500 GMT on Tuesday, was expected to be the week’s other key risk event.
But China wouldn’t be far from from investors’ minds as they kept tabs on the proceedings of the National People’s Congress which was scheduled to run until 13 March.
Several key reports were due out from the Asian giant too, including for foreign trade, on Tuesday, and on inflation come Thursday.
Elsewhere in Asia, rate-setters in Australia were due to meet on Tuesday, in Malaysia on Thursday and in Japan on Friday.
On home shores, the week would be back-end loaded with a reading for January gross domestic product growth scheduled for Friday.
Consensus was for a month-on-month rate of expansion of 0.1% on the back of growth in construction and services.
Nonetheless, economists at Barclays Research believed the underlying trend to be pointing downwards as a result of the combined drag from energy prices and higher mortgage rates.
In the euro area, the market spotlight would likely be on German factory orders figures for January, on Tuesday, followed by retail sales and industrial production data, also for Germany, due out on the next day.
Monday 6 March
FINALS
Clarkson, Bellevue Healthcare Trust (Red)
Power Metal Resources, BATM Advanced Communications Ltd., ROS Agro GDR REG S
INTERIMS
Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust, Craneware, Seeing Machines Ltd. NPV (DI)
Greatland Gold, Alternative Income Reit
Mac Alpha Limited NPV (DI), ADVFN
Q4
ROS Agro GDR REG S
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Trellus Health, Fisher (James) & Sons
Telecom Egypt SAE GDS (Regs), Fusion Antibodies, 1Spatial
ANNUAL REPORT
Anglo American, Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (DI), Bellevue Healthcare Trust (Red)
DRILLING REPORT
Kavango Resources, Conroy Gold & Natural Resources (CDI), IOG
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust, PayPoint
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
General Electric Co (CDI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (09:30)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
Tuesday 7 March
FINALS
Foxtons Group, IWG, Just Group, Keller Group, Greggs, Fresnillo, Johnson Service Group, H&T Group, STV Group, Elementis, Reach
INTERIMS
Revolution Bars Group, DotDigital Group
Q3
Ashtead Group
EGMs
MHP SA GDR (Reg S)
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Tetragon Financial Group Limited
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Sales Monitor (00:01)
Halifax House Price Index (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00
Wednesday 8 March
FINALS
Hill and Smith, Hiscox Limited (DI), Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI), Legal & General Group, Ibstock, Quilter, Bakkavor Group, Spirent Communications, Breedon Group, Headlam Group, Tullow Oil, TT Electronics, CLS Holdings, Tclarke
INTERIMS
Darktrace, Galliford Try, Netcall
AGMs
Jersey Electricity ‘A’ Shares, Henderson Opportunities Trust
EGMs
Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited
GMs
Amigo Holdings
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aberforth Split Level Income Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Thursday 9 March
FINALS
Harbour Energy, Forterra, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.NPV (CDI), M&G, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Pagegroup, Franchise Brands, Aviva, Informa, Convatec Group, Digital 9 Infrastructure NPV, Network International Holdings, Robert Walters, Entain
INTERIMS
Kier Group, Volution Group, Hansard Global, Seraphim Space Investment Trust
AGMs
Ct Uk Capital and Income Investment Trust
GMs
Zamaz
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock World Mining Trust, Rio Tinto, Athelney Trust, Woodside Energy Group Ltd NPV (DI), Law Debenture Corp., Apax Global Alpha Limited
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BHP Group Limited NPV (DI), Crown Place VCT, JPMorgan Global Markets Emerging Income Trust, PZ Cussons, Beazley, Warehouse Reit, Alliance Trust, Ricardo, Melrose Industries, Ground Rents Income Fund, Renishaw, Tritax Big Box Reit, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, DX (Group), Pantheon Infrastructure, Ct Uk Capital and Income Investment Trust, Brooks Macdonald Group, Ediston Property Investment Company, Colefax Group, South32 Limited (DI), Mid Wynd International Inv Trust, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, LondonMetric Property
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
SSE
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Foresight Solar & Technology VCT
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
RM Infrastructure Income, Energean, Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust, Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, Assura, Alpha Real Trust Ltd.
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Friday 10 March
INTERIMS
Mineral & Financial Investments Limited (DI)
AGMs
Atrato Onsite Energy
ANNUAL REPORT
BP, CRH (CDI)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ramsdens Holdings, Avon Protection, Victorian Plumbing Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Base Resources Ltd
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
LXI Reit, S&U, Residential Secure Income, Impax Environmental Markets, I3 Energy, Triple Point Vct 2011 A, Triple Point VCT 2011 ‘B’, Civitas Social Housing
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Victorian Plumbing Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION COM STK USD0.20 (CDI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Index of Services (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (07:00)
Balance of Trade (07:00)
Industrial Production (07:00)
Manufacturing Production (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
