Stocks To Watch
Wednesday preview: US FOMC, Persimmon in the spotlight
Barring surprises, investors' attention will be squarely on the US central bank, with markets looking for clues as to whether rate-setters on the Potomac are buying into current market pricing for a possible rate cut towards year end 2019 or not.
Tuesday preview: Alphabet, BP and US-China trade in focus
The focus at the end of the month will be on the start of the next round of US-China trade talks in Beijing, with investors looking for signs that a deal remains on track, or otherwise.
Friday preview: US Q1 GDP, RBS in focus
Barring surprises, the market spotlight at the end of the week will continue to be on the States, where the Department of Commerce is expected to publish a preliminary reading on first quarter GDP (consensus: 1. 8%).
Thursday preview: US corporate results, BoJ in focus
Around the world, financial markets are likely to remain fixated on the US earnings season, although central banks will not be far from investors' minds.
Wednesday preview: US results, CRH in focus
The focus on Wednesday will continue to be on the avalanche of quarterly reports scheduled for release in the States.
Thursday preview: German manufacturing, UK retail sales in the spotlight
The spotlight on Thursday will shift across the Channel, with investors waiting on the latest reading for IHS Markit's closely-followed manufacturing and services sector Purchasing Managers' indices covering the month of April.
Tuesday preview: UK employment, Netflix in focus
The market spotlight in the UK on Tuesday will be firmly on the labour market, with both economic data and some well-known corporates likely to help to shed some light on the current situation.
Friday preview: JP Morgan, Chinese foreign trade in focus
The focus at the weekend will shift towards the health of the US corporate sector, as banking heavyweights JP Morgan and Wells Fargo kick off the first quarter earnings season across the Pond.
Thursday preview: EU Brexit summit, China CPI in the spotlight
All eyes will be on the result of the emergency European Union summit on Wednesday evening, with traders predicting a substantial move higher Sterling should a time frame for an extension to Article 50 be agreed.
Wednesday preview: EU summit and ECB rate decision in focus
Investors would do well to ready themselves for an intense day with several key risks events and a barrage of top-tier economic data ahead of them, alongside a substantial pick up in the flow of corporate updates.
Tuesday preview: Westminster, Brexit talks firmly in focus
With under four days left to go until the stipulated date for the UK to leave the European Union, all eyes will continue to be firmly on Westminster come Tuesday, with investors scouring the headlines for any signs of progress on avoiding a so-called 'hard Brexit'.
Friday preview: US jobs report, trade talks in focus
The spotlight at the end of the week will be firmly on the US jobs report for the month of March.
Thursday preview: Brexit and US-China trade talks in focus
Brexit will continue to be front-and-centre on investors' radar on Thursday, as negotiating teams for the Labour party and the government meet to try and thrash out an agreement on how to move forward and avoid a 'no deal' Brexit on 12 April.
Wednesday preview: UK Parliament, CMC Markets in focus
All eyes on Wednesday will be firmly on what many investors will likely be hoping is the last stage of the current phase of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
Tuesday preview: Indicative votes and Cabinet meeting in focus
The focus on Tuesday will be squarely on the results of the previous night's indicative votes.