Week ahead: BoE, ECB in focus

(Sharecast News) - The coming week will bring with it potentially key readings for inflation and employment that some economists believe may decide whether or not the Bank of England cuts interest rates in August. On Wednesday, the Office for National Statistics will publish consumer and producer price figures for the UK in June.

They will be followed by a reading on the next day for employment in May.

Also on Thursday, rate-setters at the European Central Bank will announce their latest policy decision.

No change in rates is anticipated but remarks by ECB president Christine Lagarde will be closely parsed for any actionable guidance.

In the US meanwhile, Tuesday will be the main day for economic data, with readings for monthly retail sales and import prices both due out.

Before that, on Monday, China's National Bureau of Statistics will release a trio of reports covering retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment in the Asian giant in June.

Monday 15 July

INTERIMS

Verici DX

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Witan Investment Trust Plc

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)

Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)

FINALS

ECO Animal Health Group

AGMS

Mind Gym

Tuesday 16 July

INTERIMS

Ocado Group, RM

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)

Business Inventories (US) (15:00)

Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)

Retail Sales (US) (13:30)

Retail Sales Less Autos (US) (13:30)

ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)

ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)

FINALS

Brickability Group , Sosandar

AGMS

Ashoka Whiteoak Emerging Markets Trust, Bloomsbury Publishing, Burberry Group, First Class Metals , Wynnstay Properties

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), Intermediate Capital Group, Mcbride, Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Mears Group, Pets at Home Group

Wednesday 17 July

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Building Permits (US) (13:30)

Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (EU) (10:00)

Housing Starts (US) (13:30)

Industrial Production (US) (14:15)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

FINALS

Cohort, Renold

AGMS

Caledonia Investments, Caledonia Investments, Edinburgh Inv Trust, Edinburgh Inv Trust, HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited A Shs, Helical, HICL Infrastructure , Pennant International Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (07:00)

Producer Price Index (07:00)

Retail Price Index (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Panther Securities, Severn Trent

Thursday 18 July

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dewhurst Group, Dewhurst Group 'A'NON.VTG, Hercules Site Services , Porvair

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

JpMorgan China Growth & Income , M Winkworth, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

ECB Report (EU) (13:15)

Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (13:30)

GMS

Theracryf

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Red

AGMS

Biotech Growth Trust (The), Braveheart Investment Group, Brown (N.) Group, FD Technologies Public Limited Company, Ingenta, Johnson Matthey, Novacyt S.A. (CDI), Premier Foods, QinetiQ Group, SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited (DI), SSE, Tower Resources, TR Property Inv Trust

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

AJ Bell, Diploma, Diploma, Dunelm Group, QinetiQ Group, SSE, The Artisanal Spirits Company

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Claimant Count Rate (07:00)

Unemployment Rate (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

DCC (CDI)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Bytes Technology Group , C&C Group (CDI), Castings, Celebrus Technologies, Cranswick, FirstGroup, Ninety One , ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT, Victorian Plumbing Group

Friday 19 July

INTERIMS

Capricorn Energy

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

AVI Global Trust , Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs (DI), Impax Asset Management Group, RWS Holdings

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Current Account (EU) (09:00)

Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)

ANNUAL REPORT

MS International

AGMS

Kistos Holdings, Personal Assets Trust

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hargreaves Lansdown

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)

Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)

Retail Sales (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Animalcare Group, Bank of Georgia Group, Facilities by ADF, Flowtech Fluidpower, ICG Enterprise Trust, Ingenta, Maven Income & Growth VCT, National Grid, Pharos Energy , RS Group, Science Group , TBC Bank Group, Touchstar