Week Ahead
Week ahead: US data, global trade tensions in focus
The market calendar over the coming week will be back-end weighted with key data releases scheduled both in the States and in China.
Week ahead: Federal Reserve, EU Parliamentary elections
The focus over the coming week will be on the US central bank, with speeches from at least eight top Federal Reserve officials scheduled for throughout the week, including one from chairman Jerome Powell on Monday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 148. 02 points lower, closing at 7,203. 29 on Friday.
Week ahead: Vodafone and Burberry report; UK jobs data and US retail sales eyed
Next week sees the release of results from the likes of Vodafone, Tui and Burberry, while investors will also be keeping an eye out for the latest UK jobs data, US retail sales and the German ZEW survey.
Week ahead: Brexit talks, China data in focus
The focus over the coming week will be on the restart of talks between the government and Labour on thrashing out a Brexit deal, although some observers believed that any agreement would likely have to wait until for after the 23 May elections to the European Parliament.