Friday preview: US consumer confidence, UK retail sales in focus

(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight at the end of the week will continue to be on the US, where a flurry of economic indicators are due out. Chief amongst those will be the preliminary results for the University of Michigan's consumer confidence survey covering the month of August at 1400 BST.

Earlier, at 1230 BST, the Department of Commerce will publish figures covering housing starts and building permits in July.

On home shores, at 0600 BST the Office for National Statistics will release retail sales data for that same month (consensus: 0.5% month-on-month).

Friday 16 August

INTERIMS

Afarak Group SE (DI)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income, Primary Health Properties, Supermarket Income Reit

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)

Building Permits (US) (13:30)

Housing Starts (US) (13:30)

Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)

U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (14:00)

Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)

EGMS

Neometals Ltd Npv (Di)

AGMS

Codex Acquisitions, daVictus, Sancus Lending Group Limited NPV

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Retail Sales (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Celebrus Technologies, CML Microsystems, Halma, NewRiver REIT, ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT, Victorian Plumbing Group