Week Ahead
Week ahead: Bank of England, Federal Reserve, and US non-farm payrolls in focus
All eyes over the coming week would be on the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 173. 16 points, or 2. 32%, closing at 7,635. 09 on Friday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 163 points, or 2. 14%, closing at 7,461. 93 on Friday.
Week ahead: BoJ and ECB expected to hold rates steady
Central bank meetings will be the theme of next week, with decisions due from the Bank of Japan and European Central Bank, as the world continues to wait for inflation figures to fall back down to policymakers’ targets.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 64. 68 points, or 0. 84%, closing at 7,624. 93 on Friday.
Week ahead: UK inflation data in focus as markets eye rate cuts
UK economic data will likely steal the show next week, with a barrage of leading indicators scheduled for release, including the all-important consumer price index (CPI) for December as markets continue to speculate over when the Bank of England will begin to loosen monetary policy.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 33. 13 points, or 0. 43%, closing at 7,689. 61 on Friday.
Week ahead: UK retailers and grocers to steal the show
Trading updates from UK grocery giants will dominate a lot of the newsflow next week, with statements due from Sainsbury, Tesco and M&S as the market waits to see what impact Christmas trading has had on full-year expectations, while UK retail sales and a bunch of updates from high street names will also be on tap.