It’s been like Friday the 13th for many asset managers for much of this year, with the shares of Ashmore Group (LSE:ASHM) spattered with red since early February …read the preview
Across the Atlantic, it’s a big early day in US earnings season as three banking giants - you can read a JPMorgan preview here and Citigroup here - and investment colossus BlackRock all report ...read the BlackRock preview here.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Premier Miton Group PLC (AIM:PMI)
Finals: CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income PLC, Schroder Japan Trust PLC, Town Centre Securities PLC (LSE:TOWN)
US earnings: BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH), Wells Fargo & Co
AGMs: Brandshield Systems PLC, Loungers PLC (AIM:LGRS), Marechale Capital (AIM:MAC) PLC
Economic announcements: Import and Export Price Indices (US), University of Michigan Confidence (Preliminary) (US)