Week Ahead
Week ahead: Global manufacturing, US jobs report in focus
The focus over the coming week will be on a steady stream of economic data releases around the world and the extent - or not - to which they show signs of the COVID-19 coronavirus's impact.
Week ahead: Coronavirus and G20 in focus
The coming week will be front-loaded, with G20 finance ministers due to meet in Riyadh over the coming weekend.
Europe close: Stocks finish higher in light trading
Stocks on the Continent edged higher at the start of the week as news of fresh stimulus in China helped to offset a dire outlook from Germany's central bank for that country's economy.
Week ahead: UK data and central banks in focus
The focus over the coming week will be on a raft of UK economic indicators which will help investors to better gauge the performance of the UK economy at the turn of the year.
Week ahead: US and Chinese data in focus
The focus over the coming week will revert to the hard eocnomic data in most jurisdictions, including out of China and the US, although the Wuhan coronavirus will likely not be far from traders' minds.