Week Ahead

Week ahead: BoE, Fed, US jobs reports in the spotlight
After the European Central Bank for many, but not all observers, hinted at the possibility of a more dovish bias going forwards last Thursday, over the coming week attention will turn to the Bank of England and US Federal Reserve.

Week ahead: UK leadership contest, ECB meeting in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the results of the UK leadership contest.

Week ahead: China data, UK CPI in the spotlight
Investors' focus over the coming week will shift to Asia where a barrage of key economic indicators are due out in the People's Republic of China.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 1. 89%, or 132. 3 points, closing at 6,858. 79 on Friday.

Week ahead: US, China CPI and UK employment in the spotlight
All eyes over the coming week will be on consumer price data covering the month of September due out in the US and China.