Lenders Barclays, Lloyds Banking, NatWest and StanChart are among the headline acts in London's financial agenda for the coming week, while across the pond, Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon top the billing.
Other FTSE favourites or stumbling stalwarts include British Airways owner IAG, Ben & Jerry'#s and Marmite owner Unilever, advertising giant WPP, online retailer Asos and housebuilder Vistry are among others.
A busy schedule of macroeconomic news includes the European Central Bank interest rate announcement and US GDP on Thursday, the US Fed’s preferred inflation gauge on Friday, delayed UK jobs news on Tuesday, and a slew of preliminary PMI surveys.
Monday 23 October
Company previews:
A Vistry Group PLC (LSE:VTY) update comes hot on the heels of a couple of downcast peer-group reports in the past week, with news showing the housing market gloom is not clearing yet …read the preview.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: South32 Ltd (LSE:S32, ASX:S32, OTC:SHTLF, JSE:S32), Shanta Gold Ltd (AIM:SHG, OTC:SAAGF)
AGMs: City of London Investment Group (AIM:CLIG) PLC, Mothercare PLC (LSE:MTC), Oracle Power PLC (AIM:ORCP), Provexis (AIM:PXS) PLC, Naked Wines PLC (AIM:WINE, OTCQX:NWINF), Abrdn New Dawn Investment Trust PLC, Finsbury Food Group (AIM:FIF) PLC, Landore Resources Ltd (AIM:LND)
Tuesday 24 October
Company previews:
First of the banks to report is Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC), with the shares almost precisely where they were a year ago, even though interest rates are decidedly higher and profits have been solid for the past two years …read the preview.
Later in the day, US earnings season goes into overdrive, with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) leading the way and Google owner Alphabet, Spotify, Visa, GM and Coca-Cola among the many others.
Microsoft could surprise on the upside, according to some analysts, while Alphabet, also reporting after the closing bell and also expected to post strong growth.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Bunzl PLC (LSE:BNZL), Travis Perkins (LSE:TPK) PLC, WAG Payment Solutions PLC (LSE:WPS)
Interims: Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust PLC (LSE:BGCG), FD Technologies PLC (AIM:FDP), Anglo American PLC (LSE:AAL)
Finals: Scancell Holdings PLC (AIM:SCLP, OTC:SCNLF), Softcat (LSE:SCT) PLC, Gattaca PLC (AIM:GATC)
US earnings: Visa Inc (NYSE:V), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Coca-Cola Company, Verizon Communications Inc, 3M Company, Teladoc (NYSE:TDOC) Health Inc
AGMs: Accrol Group Holdings PLC (AIM:ACRL), Adalan Ventures PLC (LSE:ZAIM), Oneiro Energy PLC (LSE:ONE), WH Ireland Group PLC (AIM:WHI)
Economic announcements: Unemployment rate (UK), Flash Purchasing Managers Index (UK, US), House Price Index (US)
Wednesday 25 October
Company previews:
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY), a retail investor favourite, was tipped by one analyst as having a fairly easy way to further boost popularity ...read the Lloyds preview.
ASOS PLC (LSE:ASC) and its shareholders have been suffering a lot more since the pandemic, with its shares among the second most shorted in London to show how confidence is low ahead of full-year results on Wednesday ...read the Asos preview.
Among the Wall Street reporters, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is among those releasing earnings before the opening bell, while Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) are both due post-close.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES), Ibstock PLC (LSE:IBST)
Interims: Bytes Technology Group PLC (LSE:BYIT, JSE:BYI)
Finals: ScS Group PLC, Virgin Wines UK PLC (AIM:VINO)
US earnings: Meta Platforms, Boeing, IBM, Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) Inc, CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Inc, QuantumScape Corporation, Automatic Data Processing Inc, ServiceNow Inc
AGMs: Hargreaves Services Plc (AIM:HSP, OTC:HGRVF), Springfield Properties PLC (AIM:SPR), Kavango Resources PLC (LSE:KAV, OTC:KVGOF), Pendragon PLC, Springfield Properties PLC (AIM:SPR), Arcontech Group PLC (AIM:ARC)
Economic announcements: MBA Mortgage Applications (US), New Homes Sales (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US)
Thursday 26 October
Company previews:
Shares in WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) have dropped by a third since March, not helped by problems afflicting S4, the smaller rival set up by former boss Martin Sorrell... read the preview.
Over at Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR), chief executive Hein Schumacher was appointed in July, and these third-quarter results are expected to provide him an opportunity to reveal more details on his plans for the business ...read the Unilever preview.
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) should figure prominently on a busy day stateside, with the stock having surged 54% in the year to date, bolstered by enhanced profitability, emerging AI opportunities, and indications of an Amazon Web Services recovery ...read the 3Q earnings preview.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Inchcape PLC (LSE:INCH), Botswana Diamonds PLC (AIM:BOD), Gcp Infrastructure Investments Ltd, Hunting PLC (LSE:HTG), PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Renishaw PLC (LSE:RSW), Standard Chartered PLC
Interims: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (LSE:BMY), C&C Group PLC (LSE:CCR), Harbourvest Global Private Equity
US earnings: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Willis Towers Watson PLC, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Newmont Corporation, Merck & Co, Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA), Keurig Dr Pepper Inc, Caterpillar Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
AGMs: Alumasc Group PLC (AIM:ALU), Brooks Macdonald Group, Feedback PLC (AIM:FDBK), Filtronic PLC (LSE:FTC), Global Invacom Group (AIM:GINV) Ltd, Hipgnosis Songs fund Ltd, Made Tech Group PLC (AIM:MTEC), Mattioli Woods PLC (AIM:MTW), Mid Wynd International Investment Trust plc (LSE:MWY), Novacyt, South32 Ltd (LSE:S32, ASX:S32, OTC:SHTLF, JSE:S32), TMT Acquisition PLC (LSE:TMTA)
Economic announcements: Interest rate call (EU), Continuing Claims (US), Durable Goods Orders (US), Preliminary GDP (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Pending Homes Sales (US)
Ex-dividends to reduce FTSE 100 by: 1.79
Friday 27 October
Company previews:
Middle East concerns have been weighing heavily on British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (LSE:IAG)and its peers as investors worry about the impact of flights to the region …read the IAG preview.
Last time NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) reported results it was in the same week that chief executive Alison Rose resigned after admitting to a “serious error of judgment” in the Nigel Farage row, with chairman Howard Davies's head also rolling. This week is seems to be in a calmer place ...read the NatWest preview.
Others due to report:
Interims: Brown (N) Group PLC, Filtronic PLC (LSE:FTC)
US earnings: AbbVie Inc, AON PLC, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)
AGMs: KCR Residential REIT PLC, Bens Creek Group PLC (AIM:BEN, OTC:BENCF), Dialight PLC (LSE:DIA)
Economic announcements: Employment Cost Index (US), Personal Consumption Expenditures (US), Personal Income (US), Personal Spending (US), University of Michigan Confidence (US)