Week Ahead
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 31. 25 points higher, closing at 6,969. 81 on Friday.
Week ahead: Bank of England, US non-farm payrolls in focus
The Bank of England will be front and centre on investors' minds when they meet to decide on policy on Thursday.
Week ahead: Federal Reserve, US Q1 GDP in focus
The market spotlight over the coming week will be on the Federal Reserve as central bankers in the US meet to decide on policy on Wednesday.
Week ahead: PMIs, ECB, and bond yields in focus
The coming week's focus in financial markets worldwide will be on a raft of purchasing managers indices due out on Friday in the UK, euro area and US, and covering the month of April.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 103. 78 points higher, closing at 7,019. 53 on Friday.
Week ahead: Chinese trade data, US CPI in focus
Investors' attention over the coming week will be divided between a slew of data due out on either side of the Pacific, in China and the US.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the Easter Monday-shortened week 178. 45 points higher, closing at 6,915. 75 on Friday.
Week ahead: Global services sector surveys, China CPI in focus
Investors' focus at the start of the second quarter will be on a raft of surveys results for services sector activity from around the world.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the Good Friday-truncated week 3. 29 points lower on Thursday, ending the session at 6,737. 30.