Week Ahead
Week ahead: Global consumer prices, UK GDP in focus
Financial markets' focus over the coming week will shift to readings on inflation pressures from different parts of the globe.
Week ahead: China activity data, UK employment in focus
Financial markets' focus over the coming week will likely shift to Asia, where a barrage of activity indicators referencing the month of July are due out in the People's Republic of China.
Week ahead: Jackson Hole, Global PMIs in the spotlight
The spotlight in financial markets over the coming week will be on the Federal Reserve's eagerly-awaited central banking symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 60. 11 points higher, closing at 7,148. 01 on Friday.
Week ahead: Non-farm payrolls in focus; Barratt, Melrose earnings due
The corporate and macroeconomic calendars will start to pick up again next week after the August lull, culminating in the US jobs report at the end of the week.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 130. 81 points lower, closing at 7,087. 90 on Friday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 95. 76 points higher, closing at 7,218. 71 on Friday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 90. 65 points higher, closing at 7,122. 95 on Friday.