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Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 16th August 2021. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect  your positions, please take a look at the video.


NB: All dividend adjustments are forecasts and therefore speculative. A dividend adjustment is a <br style="background-color:#ffffff; color:#262629; font-size:14px; text-align:center">cash neutral adjustment on your account.

                                                                                           

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Index

Bloomberg Code

Effective Date

Summary

Dividend Amount

TOP40

AGL SJ

18/08/2021

Special Div

80

UKX

AAL LN

19/08/2021

Special Div

80 (Divi in US cents)

RTY

MNRL US

19/08/2021

Special Div

21

RTY

HL US

20/08/2021

Special Div

0.75

RTY

TAST US

24/08/2021

Special Div

41


How do dividend adjustments work? 

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BRITISH POUND, US DOLLAR, JAPANESE YEN, GBP/USD, GBP/JPY – TALKING POINTS:
British Pound down with 2yr Gilt yields despite strong UK Q2 GDP data.
GBP/USD may be resuming downtrend after counter-trend support break.
GBP/JPY taking aim below 152.00 figure after range support is breached.

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USD Price Analysis & News:
Inflation Induced USD Dip to be Faded.
USD and US Yields to Face Upward Pressure into Jackson Hole.

CRUDE OIL, DELTA VARIANT, INVENTORY LEVELS, IEA REPORT – TALKING POINTS:
Crude and Brent oil benchmarks at weekly highs following overnight gains.
US EIA oil and gas inventories dropped last week, disappointing expectations.
Prices take aim at psychological 70 handle but 9-day EMA pinning upside.

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US Dollar price action trading on its front foot largely due to the threat of Fed tapering.
EUR/USD weakness, USD/JPY strength driving the DXY Index 1% higher month-to-date.
Upcoming CPI data likely to weigh on the FOMC’s transitory narrative and fuel volatility.
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Annual CPI inflation is expected to decline slightly in July.
Fed is unlikely to renounce hawkish policy shift on single CPI print.
EUR/USD could target fresh 2021 lows amid broad-based USD strength.

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 9th August 2021. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect  your positions, please take a look at the video.

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S&P 500, GOLD, DOLLAR AND EURUSD TALKING POINTS:
Summer trading conditions are still steering the markets broadly with the likes of the S&P 500 carving out a very restrained tempo – though running an extended advance.
Thin markets can cap activity, but it can also exaggerate volatility significantly as with gold’s supposed Monday flash crash.
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US DOLLAR AWAITS NONFARM PAYROLLS DATA, FED TAPER TIMELINE:
US Dollar front and center with volatility set to accelerate around NFP data due Friday.
The DXY Index has been coiling between its 20-day and 50-day simple moving averages.
USD price action to strengthen if nonfarm payrolls top forecast and fuel Fed taper risk.
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Friday’s US jobs report expectations come into question after a disappointing ADP payrolls release. The June US jobs report is due to be released at 1.30pm, on Friday 6 August (UK time). Coming at a time when central banks have been shifting towards a more hawkish stance, this fresh bout of unemployment data provides a key batch of data for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to mull over.

GOLD, US DOLLAR, XAU/USD, FED BETS, DEATH CROSS – TALKING POINTS:
Gold prices took hit after Fed’s Clarida fueled tightening bets.
Friday’s non-farm payrolls report likely vital to gold’s direction.
XAU/USD sees a possible Death Cross formation on the horizon.

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR, DELTA VARIANT, CHINA, RBA - TALKING POINTS:
Cycle-sensitive Australian Dollar at risk as clouds of doubt brew over global recovery.
COVID-19 Delta variant may shake up markets as state-enforced lockdowns are imposed.
Rising Australia-China tension could compound medium-term bearish outlook for AUD.

CRUDE OIL, COVID-19, FED, IGCS, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS - TALKING POINTS:
Growth-linked crude oil prices weakened alongside energy stocks on Wall Street.
Rising global Covid-19 cases, speech from Fed’s Clarida dented energy prices.
WTI at risk of developing bearish technical signals as retail traders go long.

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 2nd August 2021. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect  your positions, please take a look at the video.


NB: All dividend adjustments are forecasts and therefore speculative. A dividend adjustment is a <br style="background-color:#ffffff; color:#262629; font-size:14px; text-align:center">cash neutral adjustment on your account.

                                                                                           

Special Dividends

 


 


 


 





Index

Bloomberg Code

Effective Date

Summary

Dividend Amount

RTY

SHEN US

3/08/2021

Special Div

18.75

RTY

GSHD US

6/08/2021

Special Div

1.63

RTY

JBSS US

9/08/2021

Special Div

2.3

SPX

COF US

6/08/2021

Special Div

0.6


How do dividend adjustments work? 

This information has been prepared by IG, a trading name of IG Markets Limited. In addition to the disclaimer below, the material on this page does not contain a record of our trading prices, or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instrument. IG accepts no responsibility for any use that may be made of these comments and for any consequences that result. No representation or warranty is given as to the accuracy or completeness of this information. Consequently any person acting on it does so entirely at their own risk. Any research provided does not have regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation and needs of any specific person who may receive it. It has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such is considered to be a marketing communication. Although we are not specifically constrained from dealing ahead of our recommendations we do not seek to take advantage of them before they are provided to our clients. See full non-independent research disclaimer and quarterly summary.

US DOLLAR, ADP EMPLOYMENT, FED, NFP, EUR/USD – TALKING POINTS:
US Dollar little-changed since last week’s Fed-inspired selloff.
ADP jobs data eyed as preview of Friday’s official NFP release.
EUR/USD struggling to make good on bullish Wedge breakout.

GBP PRICE, NEWS AND ANALYSIS: GBP/USD is continuing its modest climb higher that began a fortnight ago, and could hit the psychologically important 1.40 level soon.