Robert Walters is the second in a trio of updates from recruiters this week that should give a decent on-the-ground insight into economic prospects globally. Peer PageGroup was decidedly downbeat on Monday noting companies are holding off making decisions to hire ... read preview
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In the US, it's another heavyweight day with Bank of America, Morgen Stanley and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) as the standouts.
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Integrafin Holdings PLC, Ninety One PLC (LSE:N91) (Ninety One PLC (LSE:N91)), Oxford Instruments PLC (AIM:OXIG) (Oxford Instruments PLC (AIM:OXIG)), QinetiQ Group PLC (LSE:QQ.) (QinetiQ Group PLC (LSE:QQ.)), Robert Walters PLC (LSE:RWA) (Robert Walters PLC (LSE:RWA)), Wise PLC (LSE:WISE) (Wise PLC (LSE:WISE))
Interims: Gattaca PLC
Finals: Accesso Technology Group PLC (AIM:ACSO, OTC:LOQPF) (Accesso Technology Group PLC (AIM:ACSO, OTC:LOQPF), Accesso Technology Group PLC (AIM:ACSO, OTC:LOQPF)), Billington Holdings Plc (AIM:BILN) (Billington Holdings Plc (AIM:BILN)), Equals Group PLC (AIM:EQLS) (Equals Group PLC (AIM:EQLS)), Gresham Technologies plc (LSE:GHT) (Gresham Technologies plc (LSE:GHT)), Next 15 Group PLC (AIM:NFG) (Next 15 Group PLC (AIM:NFG)), Team17 Group PLC (AIM:TM17) (Team17 Group PLC (AIM:TM17))
US earnings: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) (Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) (Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) (Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)), UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH, ETR:UNH) (UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH, ETR:UNH), UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH, ETR:UNH))
AGMs: Everyman Media Group PLC (AIM:EMAN) (Everyman Media Group PLC (AIM:EMAN)), Nexus Infrastructure PLC, Nexteq PLC, Porvair (AIM:PRV) (Porvair (AIM:PRV)) PLC, Tullow Oil PLC (LSE:TLW) (Tullow Oil PLC (LSE:TLW))
Economic announcements: Claimant Count Rate (UK), Unemployment Rate (UK), Building Permits (US), Housing Starts (US), Capacity Utilisation (US), Industrial Production (US), Inflation (CA), GDP (China)