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Friday preview: Coronavirus, IAG in focus
The focus at the end of the week will continue to be on the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, although key technical levels on the main stockmarket will increasingly come into play, particularly on Wall Street given that its role as a bellwether for global investor sentiment.
Thursday preview: Coronavirus and St.James's Place in focus
Investors' focus on Thursday will continue to be firmly on the Chinese coronavirus as they gauge its advance outside of China and countries' responses.
Wednesday preview: Coronavirus and Rio Tinto in focus
The market spotlight will shine bright on all things related to the Chinese coronavirus due to a dearth of regularly scheduled economic reports in all the main geographies.
Tuesday preview: Coronavirus, Petrofac in focus
Financial markets' focus on Tuesday will continue to be on the COVID-2019 coronavirus, both in China and abroad.
Friday preview: China coronavirus, Pearson in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will likely continue to be on the news around the China coronavirus in South Korea and whether any new cases are reported in that country.
Thursday preview: EU budget talks, Anglo American in focus
The market spotlight on Thursday will be on the European Union budget talks as the remaining 27 members try to cover a near €60. 0bn funding gap for the next seven-year multi-annual financial framework.
Wednesday preview: UK CPI, Fed minutes in focus
The market spotlight on Wednesday will be on consumer price data for January and the minutes of the US central bank's most recent policy meeting.
Tuesday preview: UK employment, HSBC in focus
The focus on both sides of the Channel on Tuesday will be on some of the most recent data for the turn of the year, as investors try to assess economic momentum.
Friday preview: Coronavirus updates and RBS in the spotlight
The focus at the end of the week will be on any further details regarding Thursday's spike in the number of reported coronavirus cases in China after officials changed their methodology to apparently include "suspected" cases.
Thursday preview: US CPI, Barclays in the spotlight
The focus for financial markets will be on US consumer price data for January.
Wednesday preview: Central banks, Dunelm in focus
Central banks will be in the spotlight again on Wednesday, against an otherwise largely empty economic calendar.
Tuesday preview: UK GDP and TUI Group in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Tuesday will fall on a raft of UK activity indicators for December, together with a preliminary reading for the fourth quarter of 2019.
Friday preview: US jobs data, Bellway in the spotlight
The market spotlight at the end of the week will be firmly on the latest monthly US jobs data, which may help to put a floor under growth forecasts for 2020.
Thursday preview: Coronavirus, Ashmore Group in focus
Investors are likly to continue to focus on the Chinese coronavirus amid a lacklustre economic calendar around the world.
Wednesday preview: Services sector PMIs, Smurfit Kappa in the spotlight
Financial markets' attention will shift towards services sector activity around the globe, with purchasing managers' surveys due out in the US, UK and euro area.
Tuesday preview: Coronavirus, BP in focus
The focus on Tuesday was likely to continue to be on the 2019-nCoV coronavirus in China and updates regarding the pace of new infections as traders continued to look for confirmation in the data that they might be slowing.