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Financial markets' focus over the coming week is likely to be on the US consumer price data that is expected to show inflation running above 7. 0% for the first time since 1982.
Energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power reported first-half revenue of £4. 1m in a trading update on Thursday, up from £0. 2m year-on-year, as its gross loss narrowed to £2. 4m from £2. 8m.
Investors will be monitoring interest rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve, Bank of England and European Central Bank over the coming week, alongside a slew of economic data.
All eyes over the coming week will be on updates from the World Health Organisation and South African officials regarding the latest findings on the Omicron variant of Covid-19, with the former expected on Monday.
The market spotlight over the coming week is likely to be firmly on the news-flow surrounding the new Covid-19 variant and any measures to supress it or avoid another repetition.
Investors were set to be treated to a barrage of economic data and central bank rate decisions during the coming week, notwithstanding the Thanksgiving Day holiday in the US on Thursday.
The market spotlight will shift back towards the Far East over the coming week, with a raft of key economic indicators due out in the People´s Republic of China.
