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Friday preview: Non-farm payrolls in the spotlight
With no major corporate earnings due, all eyes will be on the latest US non-farm payrolls report on Friday, with another strong showing expected.
Thursday preview: European CPIs, US inflation in focus
The market spotlight on Thursday, barring surprises, will be on consumer price data due out in France and Italy for the month of March.
Wednesday preview: US jobs, German CPI in the spotlight
Investors' focus in the middle of the week will be on the US jobs market as consultancy ADP releases its monthly survey data.
Tuesday preview: Fedspeak, Bellway in the spotlight
Fedspeak is expected to be in the spotlight again on Tuesday in what, save surprises, will be an otherwise light day on the economic front.
Friday preview: UK/US consumer confidence surveys, IFO index in the spotlight
The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on some of the most timely surveys of consumer confidence on either side of the Pond.
Thursday preview: NATO/G7/EU meetings, factory and services PMIs in focus
The market spotlight on Thursday will be on the results of back-to-back discussions at NATO, G7 and the EU councild and what they might yield in terms of new sanctions on Russia.
Wednesday preview: Spring Statement, UK CPI in focus
The Chancellor will be facing a tough crowd when he delivers his Spring Statement what with inflation likely heading towards levels last seen in the 1990s and the ensuing cost-of-living crisis polinig the pressure on all segments of British society.
Tuesday preview: UK public sector borrowing, Kingfisher in focus
Investors' focus on Tuesday will be public sector net borrowing data in the UK which are due out at 0700 GMT.
Friday preview: Ukraine-Russia talks, J.D. Wetherspoon in the spotlight
Investors' focus at the end of the week will continue to be on the headlines coming out peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Thursday preview: Bank of England, Cineworld in the spotlight
Financial markets' attention on Thursday will be on the Bank of England, even as investors keep a wary eye trained on events in Ukraine.
Wednesday preview: Fed meeting, Russia-Ukraine talks in focus
All eyes on Wednesday will be on the US Federal Reserve as its rate-setters meet to decide on policy.
Tuesday preview: Kyiv-Moscow talks, UK employment in focus
Investors' focus on Tuesday will continue to be on negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow and whether they have yielded any results.
Friday preview: US consumer confidence, UK GDP in focus
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will be on the first reading on US consumer confidence since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Thursday preview: Russia-Ukraine talks, ECB in focus
Everything having to do with finance will take a backseat again on Thursday as the world's gaze focuses on a meeting between the foreign ministers of Russian and Ukraine in Antalya, Turkey.
Wednesday preview: China CPI, Prudential in focus
Financial markets' attention will with no doubt continue to be fixated on the war in Ukraine.
Tuesday preview: Ukraine-Russia talks, US business confidence in focus
The conflict in Ukraine will continue to be in the spotlight on Tuesday with especial attention on the result, if any, of the third round of talks between officials from Kyiv and Moscow the day before.
Friday preview: Ukraine conflict, US jobs report in the spotlight
Investors will continue to carefully monitor the news-flow out of Ukraine, especially the latest news around an attack against Europe's largest nuclear reactor.
Thursday preview: Services PMIs, LSE Group in focus
Financial markets' focus on Thursday will continue to be on Ukraine.
Wednesday preview: Fed's Powell, Aviva in focus
Investors' attention around the world will with little doubt continue to be fixated on the ongoing war in Ukraine and attempts to stop it.