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Friday preview: US inflation data, China factory PMI, US banking statistics in focus
Financial markets' focus at the end of the first quarter was to be on key inflation data on either side of the Atlantic.
Wednesday preview: UK money supply growth, Next in focus
Investors' focus in the middle of the week would swivel back to the UK.
Tuesday preview: US house price data, Ocado in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus on Tuesday would be on the latest house price figures out of the US, alongside a smattering of speeches from central bankers from around the world.
Friday preview: Global PMIs, UK consumer confidence in focus
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will be on a raft of purchasing managers' surveys scheduled for release in the UK, euro area and US.
Thursday preview: Bank of England rate decision in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus on Thursday would shift towards the Monetary Policy Committee's announcement.
Wednesday preview: Federal Reserve rate announcement in focus
All eyes on Wednesday will be on the US Federal Reserve as policymakers meet for a second day to decide on policy.
Tuesday preview: UK public sector borrowing, Kingfisher in the spotlight
Investors' focus on Tuesday would continue to be trained on the global banking sector and financial markets' reaction to the Credit Suisse rescue at the weekend.
Friday preview: Banking sector, US consumer confidence in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week was likely to continue to be squarely on tensions in financial markets on either side of the Atlantic.
Thursday preview: ECB, Credit Suisse, Philly Fed index in focus
All eyes on Thursday would be on Swiss and global regulators and how they move to deal - or not - with banking system stress centred now on Swiss lender Credit Suisse.
Tuesday preview: US CPI, UK employment in focus
The market spotlight on Tuesday was expected to continue to be on the banking sector with investors keen to see whether the relative calm in the US was mirrored on this side of the Pond.
Friday preview: US non-farm payrolls, BoJ meeting in focus
Investors around the world were expectant ahead of the release of the February non-farm payrolls report in the US.
Thursday preview: China CPI, Aviva in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus will shift to the Peoples' Republic of China on Thursday.
Wednesday preview: US jobs data, Darktrace in the spotlight
All eyes in the middle of the week would be on two closely followed reports of US labour market strength for the month of February.
Tuesday preview: Fed's Powell, Chinese foreign trade data in focus
All eyes on Tuesday will be on US central bank chairman Jerome Powell's testimony before Congress and to what extent - or not - he leaves the door open to a reacceleration in the pace of interest rate hikes from 25 basis points to 50bp.
Friday preview: Services PMIs, Fed and ECB speakers in focus
All eyes at the end of the week were expected to be on a raft of services sector Purchasing Managers' indices for February covering activity in the US, China, UK and euro area.
Thursday preview: Euro area CPI, Haleon in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Thursday will shift towards the euro area where consumer price data are due out that may help inform opinions of the near-term path for interest rates in the bloc.
Wednesday preview: China and US factory PMIs, German CPI in the spotlight
Investors' attention at the start of March was likely to be on a raft of factory sector surveys from several of the world's largest economies covering the month of February.
Tuesday preview: US house price surveys, Ocado in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Tuesday would be house price surveys for the US covering the month of December.
Friday preview: US price data, Xi speech in focus
All eyes at the end of the week would be on the US and the release of readings for two key inflation gauges.
Thursday preview: Weekly US jobs data, Rolls Royce in the spotlight
All eyes on Thursday would be on the US jobs market as the Department of Labor published its weekly unemployment claims figures.