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Tuesday preview: US tech giants, Softcat in the spotlight
Investors are likely to be in a holding pattern on Tuesday ahead of the release of quarterly results out of Apple and Microsoft in the evening.
Friday preview: Global factory and services PMIs, Airtel Africa in the spotlight
The focus in financial markets at the end of the week will be on a raft of preliminary readings for manufacturing and services sector activity surveys out of the euro area, UK and US for the month of October.
Thursday preview: Fed's Waller, Barclays in focus
Investors´ attention on Thursday will be on possible policy-relevant remarks from US Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller.
Wednesday preview: UK CPI, Crest Nicholson in focus
Financial markets' focus on Tuesday will be on the latest UK consumer price figures.
Tuesday preview: UK CPI, Bellway in focus
Financial markets' focus on Tuesday will be on the latest UK consumer price figures.
Friday preview: US retail sales, consumer confidence in focus
Financial markets' attention at the end of the week will be squarely on the release of a raft of economic indicators in the US.
Tuesday preview: UK jobs data, Entain in focus
The focus in financial markets on Tuesday will be on the latest UK labour market data, which is expected to show a dip in the rate of unemployment and a modest slowdown in wage growth.
Friday preview: U.S. non-farm payrolls in focus
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will be on the September non-farm payrolls report in the US that might set the stage for the Federal Reserve to begin tapering its asset purchases, paving the road for an eventual interest rate hike, possibly towards the end of 2022.
Thursday preview: Central banks, US jobless claims in focus
Financial markets' focus on Thursday will be on central banks, particularly the European Central Bank.
Wednesday preview: US jobs market, Tesco on investors' minds
Investors' minds on Wednesday are likely to be on the US jobs market as consultancy ADP releases its closely-followed private sector payrolls report.
Tuesday preview: Global services PMIs, ECB's Lagarde in focus
The market spotlight will be on the global services sector on Tuesday with a spate of surveys covering the sector scheduled for release on either side of the Pond.
Friday preview: US consumer confidence, global manufacturing in focus
The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on a barrage of economic data out in the States.
Thursday preview: China PMI, Fed speakers
Financial markets' focus on Thursday will shift back towards Asia, where China's National Bureau of Statistics will publish the results of a closely-followed survey of manufacturing sector conditions in the country.
Wednesday preview: UK consumer lending, Next in focus
Financial markets' focus in the middle of the week will shift to the UK, where consumer lending figures for August are due out.
Tuesday preview: Fed's Powell, Ferguson in focus
The market spotlight on Tuesday will be squarely on the head of the US central bank as he testifies before a Senate Committee on the coronavirus and government's CARE act.
Friday preview: Time for a cuppa as the week draws to a quiet close
After a long week that included rate decisions from the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve, investors will get a chance to kick their feet up on Friday and relax with a nice cuppa.
Thursday preview: BoE policy announcement in focus
All eyes will be on the Bank of England's policy announcement on Thursday.
Wednesday preview: FOMC policy announcement, PZ Cussons results due
Market participants will focus their attention on the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday as they look for further clues on tapering.
Tuesday preview: Kingfisher, Compass results in focus
Tuesday's session will see the release of results from DIY retailer Kingfisher and an update from catering company Compass, along with UK borrowing figures.
Thursday preview: US data, ECB's Lagarde in focus
The focus in financial markets on Thursday will be on a slew of key activity indicators in the US.