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Tuesday preview: Services PMIs, Vodafone in the spotlight
The market spotlight at the start of February will be on a slew of purchasing managers' surveys for manufacturing sector activity from across the globe.
Thursday preview: US Q4 GDP, CBI Distributive Trades survey
The market spotlight on Thursday will be on a preliminary reading for US gross domestic product growth over the last three months of 2021.
Wednesday preview: Federal Reserve, Wizz Air in the spotlight
All eyes will be on the US central bank in the middle of the week as it signals the start of normalising the extraordinary emergency measures put in place in the wake of the pandemic.
Friday preview: UK public sector borrowing, Microsoft in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Tuesday will be on the UK government's finances at the end of 2021 and an update from US technology giant Microsoft.
Friday preview: UK retail sales, Netflix in the spotlight
The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on UK retail sales figures for the month of December.
Wednesday preview: UK CPI, JD Wetherspoon in the spotlight
The spotlight on Wednesday will be on data for UK consumer prices at the end of 2021.
Tuesday preview. UK employment, Goldman Sachs in the spotlight
Investors' focus on Tuesday will be on the latest UK employment data.
Friday preview: UK GDP, US earnings season in the spotlight
The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on a reading on UK gross domestic product for November and the start of the US earnings season.
Thursday preview: US inflation, Fedspeak still in focus
US inflation data and Fedspeak will continue to be in the spotlight on Thursday.
Thursday preview: Services PMIs, Fed minutes in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus on Thursday will be on the results of services sector surveys due out in the UK and US covering the month of December.
Wednesday preview: US private sector payrolls, Fed meeting minutes in focus
Wednesday's focus in financial markets will be on the release of consultancy ADP's private sector payrolls report for the month of December with traders likely to be looking for any hint of Omicron's impact on activity towards the end of the month.