Week ahead: UK employment, US CPI in focus

(Sharecast News) - Investors' attention over the coming week will be split between a raft of economic data due out in the UK and U.S.. On home shores, on Tuesday the Office for National Statistics will release its employment report for the month of January.

It will be followed the next day by gross domestic product figures for the same month.

The market spotlight in the States will be on the consumer price report for February, which may ease concerns around the inflation picture.

Thursday meanwhile will be on readings for wholesale prices and retail sales, also in February.

Closing out the week, on Friday the University of Michigan will publish the preliminary results of its consumer confidence survey for March.

Monday 11 March

FINALS

HGCapital Trust, Mincon Group (CDI), MTI Wireless Edge Ltd.

ANNUAL REPORT

Coats Group

EGMS

MHP SE GDR (Reg S)

AGMS

Ground Rents Income Fund, Hercules Site Services , Ramsdens Holdings , River and Mercantile UK Micro Cap Investment Company Limited

Tuesday 12 March

INTERIMS

Fonix Mobile , Fonix Mobile , Fonix Mobile , Target Healthcare Reit Ltd

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Budget Statement (US) (18:00)

Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Consumer Price Index (US) (12:30)

Q3

Ashtead Group

GMS

RBG Holdings

FINALS

BATM Advanced Communications Ltd., Costain Group, Domino's Pizza Group, Domino's Pizza Group, Foresight Solar Fund Limited, Genuit Group, H&T Group, Persimmon, Synthomer, TI Fluid Systems, TP Icap Group

AGMS

Impax Asset Management Group, Seed Capital Solutions , Shoe Zone

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Claimant Count Rate (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (07:00)

Wednesday 13 March

INTERIMS

Seraphim Space Investment Trust, Supermarket Income Reit

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dunelm Group

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (14:30)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (11:00)

Q4

Vaalco Energy, Inc (DI)

GMS

Heiq

FINALS

4Imprint Group, Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Balfour Beatty, Centaur Media, Ferrexpo, IP Group, Nexteq, PensionBee Group , Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.(DI), The Gym Group, Vaalco Energy, Inc (DI)

AGMS

Safestore Holdings

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)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Tharisa (DI)

Thursday 14 March

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust, Brooks Macdonald Group, Fiske, Galliford Try, Hansard Global, JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Ricardo, Trifast

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP)

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Inventories (US) (14:00)

Continuing Claims (US) (12:30)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (12:30)

Producer Price Index (US) (12:30)

Retail Sales (US) (12:30)

Retail Sales Less Autos (US) (12:30)

GMS

Angus Energy , Bank of Georgia Group

FINALS

Alfa Financial Software Holdings , Alfa Financial Software Holdings , Bridgepoint Group (Reg S) , Deliveroo Class A , Empiric Student Property , Empiric Student Property , Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI), Helios Towers , Hill and Smith, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), OSB Group , Playtech, Playtech, Restore, Savills, Trainline, Vistry Group

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dunelm Group, Lancashire Holdings Limited, Shoe Zone

AGMS

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Redx Pharma

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Halma, Moonpig Group , Moonpig Group , Trainline

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Treatt

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Abrdn , Anglo American, Apax Global Alpha Limited , Aviva 8 3/8% Cumulative Irrd Preference 1, Haleon , Heavitree Brewery, Heavitree Brewery 'A' Shares, LPA Group, NATWEST GROUP, RSA Insurance Group Limited 7 3/8% Cum Irrd Prf #1, SEGRO, Shoe Zone

Friday 15 March

INTERIMS

Volution Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Knights Group Holdings , NCC Group, Van Elle Holdings

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Canadian General Investments Ltd., Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (USD), Petrotal Corporation NPV (DI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Capacity Utilisation (US) (13:15)

Import and Export Price Indices (US) (12:30)

Industrial Production (US) (13:15)

U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (14:00)

Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)

FINALS

Air Astana Joint Stock Company Gdr (Each Repr 4 Com Shs) (Reg S)

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

BioPharma Credit , Life Settlement Assets

EGMS

Chrysalis Investments Limited NPV

AGMS

Chrysalis Investments Limited NPV

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Berkeley Group Holdings (The)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust, Jersey Electricity 'A' Shares, JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Securities, LLoyds Banking Group 6.475% Non-Cum Pref Shares, Newcastle 12 5/8% Perm Int Bearing Shs #1000, Northern Bear, Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund