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Thursday preview: ECB, Lloyds in the spotlight
All eyes will be on the European Central Bank on Thursday with investors expecting Christine Lagarde t0 push back on market pricing for tighter policy towards the end of 2022.
Wednesday preview: Autumn Budget, GSK in focus
All eyes on Wednesday will be on the Chancellor´s budget statement, although according to Barclays Research, Rishi Sunak is unlikely "to alter the contours of the already restrictive policy mix meaningfully".
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.