Friday preview: US PCE inflation, UK GDP in focus

(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on the release of a reading on the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge. Consensus is that the annual rate of increase in the price deflator for personal consumption expenditures was unchanged at 2.5%.

The pace of increase in core PCE prices meanwhile was expected to have ticked higher by one tenth of a percentage point to 2.7%.

Earlier, at 0700 GMT, the Office for National Statistics was scheduled to publish a reading on gross domestic product for the fourth quarter.

Also due out on Friday is a reading for German unemployment in February, alongside reports on French and Spanish consumer prices in March.

Consultancy GfK meanwhile is due to release a reading on German consumer confidence for April.

Friday 28 March

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Berkeley Group Holdings (The), Mid Wynd International Inv Trust

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

BP, BP 9% 2nd Prf, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, Unilever, Vaalco Energy, Inc (DI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)

Consumer Sentiment (US) (14:00)

Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (12:30)

Personal Income (US) (12:30)

Personal Spending (US) (12:30)

Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)

Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)

FINALS

Amaroq Minerals Ltd. Npv (DI), BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. NPV (DI)

AGMS

IMI, Kitwave Group, LBG Media , Oxford Biodynamics

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (07:00)

Current Account (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (07:00)

Retail Sales (07:00)