Skip Header
Important information: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invest. Investors should note that the views expressed may no longer be current and may have already been acted upon. This is a third-party news feed and may not reflect Fidelity’s views.

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

Share this article

Related Sharecast Articles

Carr's Group enters manufacturing partnership with Vetalis
(Sharecast News) - Carr's Group announced a strategic manufacturing partnership with French animal health company Vétalis on Friday, to develop an enhanced range of Tracesure boluses, with distribution due to begin in autumn 2025.
JPMorgan puts Softcat on 'negative catalyst watch', shares slump
(Sharecast News) - Softcat slumped on Friday as JPMorgan Cazenove placed the shares on 'negative catalyst watch' ahead of FY25 results.
Berenberg lowers target price on Ashtead Technology
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on Ashtead Technology from 800.0p to 700.0p on Friday following a "tough first half".
BP to sell US onshore wind business to LS Power
(Sharecast News) - BP said on Friday that it has agreed to sell its US onshore wind business, BP Wind Energy, to LS Power, a development, investment and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector.

Important information: This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to one of Fidelity’s advisers or an authorised financial adviser of your choice. When you are thinking about investing in shares, it’s generally a good idea to consider holding them alongside other investments in a diversified portfolio of assets. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.

Award-winning online share dealing

Search, compare and select from thousands of shares.

Expert insights into investing your money

Our team of experts explore the world of share dealing.