Friday preview: Bank of England, Philly Fed index in focus

(Sharecast News) - Investor focus on Thursday will be on the Bank of England's latest policy meeting. Rate-setters are expected to keep Bank Rate unchanged at 4.0%.

However, Andrew Bailey, the BoE's Governor, is expected to announce a slowdown in the pace of quantitative tightening with economists at Bank of America having pencilled-in a pace of roughly £60bn.

"We expect two quarterly Bank Rate cuts (November, February) to reach 3.5% by early 2026, with risks of delay," they added in a research note sent to clients.

Against that backdrop, at 1900 BST the US Treasury will conduct an auction of 10-year TIPS debt.

Earlier, at 1230 BST, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is scheduled to publish the results of its factory sector survey for the month of September.

European Central Bank president, Christine Lagarde, and her number two, Luis de Guindos, are due to deliver speeches at 0910 BST and 1000 BST, respectively.

Thursday 18 September

INTERIMS

Capricorn Energy, Foresight Solar Fund Limited, Inspects Group , Judges Scientific, M&C Saatchi, Maintel Holdings, Next, Tissue Regenix Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Haleon , Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Smurfit Westrock (DI)

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Bridgepoint Group (Reg S) , Cairn Homes (CDI), Centrica, Crest Nicholson Holdings, Diales Group, Essentra, Forterra, Gamma Communications, International Workplace Group, Kenmare Resources (CDI), Lords Group Trading, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Property Franchise Group, Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.(DI), Restore, Robinson, Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI), Thungela Resources Limited NPV (DI), Unite Group

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Energean , Patria Private Equity Trust, Regional REIT Limited NPV

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Current Account (EU) (09:00)

Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

GMS

Nexteq, Nexteq, Sosandar

AGMS

Auto Trader Group , Begbies Traynor Group, Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Limited, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund , Invesco Asia Dragon Trust, Liontrust Asset Management, MIGO Opportunities Trust, Sosandar, Supreme

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

SSE

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Brooks Macdonald Group, Cavendish, Foresight Group Holdings Limited NPV, IG Group Holdings, Jet2, Luceco , Rank Group, South32 Limited (DI)