A lack of diary entries reflects that it’s the end of the UK summer break with a bank holiday on Monday but US jobs at the end of the week should provide some excitement.
Tuesday 29 August
You know it‘s a quiet week if Bunzl is the highlight but in the absence of any other big names the sundries and distribution specialist has its moment in the sun on Tuesday.
Interims: Bunzl PLC (LSE:BNZL), Dalata Hotel Group PLC (LSE:DAL), Faron Pharmaceuticals
Economic announcements: House Price Index (US), Consumer Confidence (US)
US earnings: NIO Inc (NYSE:NIO), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE), HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ)
Wednesday 30 August
Prudential on Wednesday will be all about the situation in China and how it is affecting key Hong Kong operations.
US bank Jefferies suggested the news would be good in June, but the property crisis and Chinese economy have worsened considerably since then.
Interims: Flowtech Fluidpower (AIM:FLO) plc, Prudential
Economic announcements: BRC Shop Price Index (UK), Consumer Credit (UK), M4 Money Supply, (UK), Mortgage Approvals (UK), MBA Mortgage Applications (US), Balance of Trade (US), Pending Homes Sales (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US)
US earnings: CrowdStrike Holdings Inc, Salesforce Inc
Thursday 31 August
Watches of Switzerland’s AGM might be a bit livelier than expected following Rolex’s acquisition of retailer Bucherer.
WoS insists there is nothing to see, but the 27% slide in its share price on the news suggests the market is not convinced.
Revolution Beauty, meanwhile, will want to put its spat with boohoo firmly in the rear mirror.
Interims: BBGI Global Infrastructure., Grafton Group PLC (ISE:GFTU), PensionBee Group PLC (LSE:PBEE), PPHE Hotel Group Ltd
Finals: Revolution Beauty Group plc
Economic announcements: Nationwide House Price Index (UK), Continuing Claims (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Personal Consumption Expenditures (US), Personal Income (US), Personal Spending (US), Chicago PMI (US), Inflation (EU)
Ex-dividend to reduce FTSE 100 by: 11.48
US earnings: Signet Jewelers Ltd, Broadcom Inc, MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ:MDB)
Friday 1 September
Macro news is largely US-driven by non-farm payrolls on Friday and house prices with retail and house price indicators also due in the UK.
Economic announcements: PMI Manufacturing (UK), Non-Farm Payrolls (US), Unemployment Rate (US), PMI Manufacturing (US), Construction Spending (US), ISM Manufacturing (US), Auto Sales (US)