Stocks To Watch
Friday preview: US non-farm payrolls in the spotlight
September will get off to a 'bang' with a raft of top-tier economic indicators set for release in the States, including the all-important non-farm payrolls report for August.
Thursday preview: Eurozone and US inflation, Ladbrokes and Restaurant Group results
UK companies reporting include leisure pair Ladbrokes Coral and Restaurant Group, while there is a fairly busy schedule of overseas macro data, including eurozone CPI and the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of US inflation.
Wednesday preview: Petrofac and WH Smith may not say much
There's important macroeconomic data for the UK, Europe and the US on Wednesday, while Petrofac and WH Smith are among the modest sprinkling of company results.
Thursday preview: Jackson Hole symposium in the spotlight
The spotlight on Thursday will be on the start of the Federal Reserve bank of Kansas City's annual economic symposium, with traders eager for any hints or clues from which the central bankers gathered at the event might drop.
Wednesday preview: WPP results under spotlight, while eurozone and US PMI eyed
Wednesday offers a slight lull in the week, but there is still a barrage of services and manufacturing purchasing managers' index surveys across Europe and from the US, plus results from WPP and Premier Oil.
Tuesday preview: Public deficit due, results from Persimmon, BHP, Cairn
The UK's public deficit gets its monthly update on Tuesday, along with the CBI's industrial trends survey and results from the likes of BHP Billiton, Cairn Energy, Persimmon and Wood Group.
Friday preview: Significant profit progress expected from Computacenter
Friday is down to be the quietest day of August so far, with no top-tier macroeconomic data and only one FTSE 350 company due to report.
Thursday preview: Can Kingfisher and Hikma Pharma turn around fortunes?
Thursday will see results from two businesses trying to turn around fortunes after some difficult few months, in the case of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, or years, in the case of Kingfisher.
Wednesday preview: Will low unemployment begin to lift earnings?
Unemployment and earnings figures will be in focus on Wednesday, as the continued constriction on British households was confirmed by ongoing high inflation the day before, while investors can peruse interim results from Admiral, Balfour Beatty and Lookers.
Tuesday preview: Inflation under spotlight as consumer feel squeeze
Inflation is the focus on Tuesday, which will shine a new spotlight on the squeeze being exerted on the UK consumer ahead of wage data the day after.
Friday preview: Old Mutual and Volution report, US inflation eyed
Friday's financial calendar is genuinely quiet, with only Old Mutual in thre FTSE 350 due to report, while the big economic data among the sprinkling of consumer price releases around the world, will be those from the USA.
Thursday preview: Prudential, DFS and TUI in focus
Thursday stands as the last big hurrah of results season, including numbers from Prudential, Glencore and DFS Furniture, and will see the only major UK macroeconomic data release of the week, in the form of industrial production and the trade balance.
Wednesday preview: L&G, G4S, Spirax and Interserve results awaited
A quiet week for domestic data allows those few companies yet to contribute to results season some time in the spotlight before speeding off on their staycations, with Legal & General, G4S, Hastings, Interserve and Spirax-Sarco the stars on Wednesday.
Tuesday preview: Standard Life, InterContinental, Bellway and Rotork reporting
Tuesday continues a much quieter week as a minority of companies report while their rivals are sunning themselves on the beach, including Standard Life, InterContinental Hotels, Bellway and Rotork.
Thursday preview: Bank of England likely to lower forecasts but hold rates
There will be lots of attention on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee even though it is not expected to produce any change in policy but will update its forecasts, while there will be a torrent of company results earlier, including from clothing retail bellwether Next, medical devices group ConvaTec and satellite specialist Inmarsat.
Wednesday preview: Results rush continues with Rio, StanChart, BAE, RSA
The results continue to fly thick and fast on Wednesday, with Rio Tinto, Standard Chartered and BAE Systems leading a cabal of blue chip outfits filing their interim results, while mid-caps include Aggreko, AG Barr and William Hill.