A busier schedule next week brings updates from housebuilders, recruiters and more retailers.
PageGroup will kick off proceedings on Monday, before peer Hays later in the week, with the pairs' updates set to offer clarity on job market conditions.
A packed Tuesday then sees JD Sports and Ocado join a string of retailers recently in reflecting on the key Christmas period.
Persimmon will get the housebuilding updates underway in the meantime, ahead of Vistry and Taylor Wimpey in the following days.
Currys follows suit among the retailers on Wednesday, before Thursday sees Premier Inn owner Whitbread update.
Wall Street banks will be in focus in the US, while inflation figures from both sides of the Atlantic and UK economic data mark the macroeconomic highlights... Read the preview
Monday 13 January
PageGroup and Hays' updates are expected to reflect unease across the job market... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: PageGroup PLC (LSE:PAGE)
Finals: Hercules Site Services PLC (AIM:HERC)
AGMs: 80 Mile PLC (AIM:80M, OTCQB:BLLYF), Taylor Maritime Inc, Cap-XX Ltd
Tuesday 14 January
JD Sports will need to offer investors something to cheer about... Read more
Despite market share gains, Ocado has struggled to reinvigorate its share price... Read more
Persimmon bagged backing from UBS analysts ahead of its update... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: MJ Gleeson (LSE:GLE) PLC, The Gym Group PLC (LSE:GYM), Hunting PLC (LSE:HTG), JD Sports Fashion PLC (LSE:JD.), Ocado Group PLC (LSE:OCDO), Persimmon PLC (LSE:PSN), Robert Walters PLC (LSE:RWA)
Interims: Games Workshop Group PLC (LSE:GAW), Knights Group Holdings PLC (AIM:KGH)
Finals: Ramsdens Holdings PLC (AIM:RFX)
AGMs: Brand Architekts Group PLC (LSE:BAR), Kazera Global PLC (AIM:KZG)
Economic announcements: Producer Price Index (US)
Wednesday 15 January
Currys surged on hype around growing AI laptop demand last time out... Read more
Vistry's update comes hot on the heels of three profit warnings in as many months... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Currys PLC (LSE:CURY), Experian PLC (LSE:EXPN), Vistry Group PLC (LSE:VTY), Xaar PLC (LSE:XAR), Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC, Hays PLC (LSE:HAS)
Interims: Gateley Holdings PLC (AIM:GTLY)
Finals: Victorian Plumbing Group PLC (AIM:VIC)
US earnings: BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM, ETR:CMC), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC, ETR:NWT)
Economic announcements: Consumer Price Index (UK), Producer Price Index (UK), Retail Price Index (UK), Consumer Price Index (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US)
Thursday 16 January
Taylor Wimpey will need to distance itself from cost concerns raised by rivals... Read more
Progress will need to be shown across Whitbread's business, according to analysts... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Bakkavor Group PLC (LSE:BAKK), Dunelm Group PLC (LSE:DNLM), Harbour Energy PLC (LSE:HBR), Rathbones Group PLC (LSE:RAT, OTC:RTBBF), Taylor Wimpey PLC (LSE:TW.), Whitbread PLC (LSE:WTB), Antofagasta PLC (LSE:ANTO)
Finals: Safestore Holdings (LSE:SAFE) PLC
US earnings: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH, ETR:UNH)
AGMs: Cardiff Property PLC, Learning Technologies Group PLC (AIM:LTG, OTC:LTTHF), Mobile Streams PLC (AIM:MOS), Smiths News PLC (LSE:SNWS)
Economic announcements: Gross Domestic Product (UK), Balance of trade (UK), Index of Services (UK), Industrial Production (UK), Manufacturing Production (UK), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Retail Sales (US)
Ex-dividends to reduce FTSE 100 by: 2.45
Friday 17 January
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Dfs Furniture PLC, Ninety One PLC (LSE:N91), Petershill Partners PLC (LSE:PHLL)
US earnings: Schlumberger NV (NYSE:SLB)
AGMs: Catalyst Media Group (AIM:CMX), The Character Group, Smithson Investment Trust PLC (LSE:SSON)
Economic announcements: Retail Sales (UK), Housing Starts (US), Industrial Production (US), Manufacturing Production (US)