Source: Sharecast
Potentially timely in that regard will be a speech by Federal Reserve boss, Jerome Powell, on exactly that subject on Friday.
Powell will be speaking on the second day of the Fed's annual Jackson Hole Symposium which is due to start the day before.
On Wednesday meanwhile, the central bank will release the minutes of its 30-31 July policy meeting, which could also yield insights into rate-setters' thinking.
Nonetheless, that account of their deliberations will necessarily not include any reference to the softer-than-expected August non-farm payrolls report.
Investors will also be keeping a close eye o
Also of interest will be the release of a raft of preliminary survey readings for euro area, UK and US manufacturing and services activity in August.
On home shores, come Tuesday the Office for National Statistics will publish the latest monthly public sector net borrowing data.
Consultancy GfK will follow on Thursday with the release of its consumer confidence survey results for the UK covering the month of August.
In Asia, policymakers at the People's Bank of China will decide on interest rates on Monday.
Consumer price data for July are due out on Thursday in Japan.
Monday 19 August
INTERIMS
Plus500 Ltd (DI)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Mountview Estates
Tuesday 20 August
INTERIMS
Anexo Group , Antofagasta, Empresaria Group, H&T Group, Jyske Bank A/S , Societatea Energetica Electrica SA GDR (Reg S), Tribal Group, Wood Group (John)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Current Account (EU) (09:00)
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
GMS
ASOS
FINALS
Zoo Digital Group, Zoo Digital Group
EGMS
Acg Acquisition Company Limited Cls A Npv (DI), Burford Capital NPV (DI)
AGMS
AdvancedAdvT Limited NPV (DI)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Elixirr International , Oxford Instruments, The Global Smaller Companies Trust
Wednesday 21 August
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Porvair
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Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.NPV (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
AGMS
Latham (James)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)
Thursday 22 August
INTERIMS
Bank of Georgia Group, LungLife AI, Inc (DI) , Partners Group Private Equity Limited. (EUR)
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Hercules Site Services
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Atalaya Mining, Convatec Group , DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited (Bermuda Regd), DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited (Jersey Reg), DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited (Sing.Reg), Glanbia (CDI), Hammerson, Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Bermuda), Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Jersey), Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Sing.Reg), Ibstock , Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (Singapore Reg), Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda), Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Jersey), Jpmorgan Uk Small Cap Growth & Income, Just Group, Legal & General Group, Mandarin Oriental International (Bermuda), Mandarin Oriental International (Jersey), Mandarin Oriental International (Singapore), Mondi, OSB Group , Rights & Issues Investment Trust , Sabre Insurance Group, Schroders, Shaftesbury Capital, St James's Place
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Land Securities Group, RM Infrastructure Income, Vaalco Energy, Inc (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Q2
Bank of Georgia Group, Nexxen International LTD (DI)
FINALS
Hays
AGMS
Calnex Solutions , Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd.
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
QinetiQ Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Babcock International Group, Cohort, International Distribution Services, Investec, Molten Ventures VCT , Supreme , XPS Pensions Group
Friday 23 August
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Aptitude Software Group , Coral Products, Synectics
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Greencoat Renewables (CDI)
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
CRH (CDI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
GMS
Kore Potash
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Red, Latham (James)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bloomsbury Publishing, C&C Group (CDI), Castings, Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd., FirstGroup, Latham (James), MS International, Nexteq, Northern 2 VCT, Northern 3 VCT, Northern Venture Trust, Palace Capital , Telecom Plus
