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Wednesday preview: China and US factory PMIs, German CPI in the spotlight
Investors' attention at the start of March was likely to be on a raft of factory sector surveys from several of the world's largest economies covering the month of February.
Tuesday preview: US house price surveys, Ocado in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Tuesday would be house price surveys for the US covering the month of December.
Friday preview: US price data, Xi speech in focus
All eyes at the end of the week would be on the US and the release of readings for two key inflation gauges.
Thursday preview: Weekly US jobs data, Rolls Royce in the spotlight
All eyes on Thursday would be on the US jobs market as the Department of Labor published its weekly unemployment claims figures.
Wednesday preview: Fed meeting minutes, Lloyds in the spotlight
Investors' attention on Wednesday would be on the minutes of the US central bank's 31 January-1 February policy meeting.
Tuesday preview: Global PMIs, Putin speech in the spotlight
All eyes on Tuesday will be on the release of factory and services sector Purchasing Managers' Indices in the UK, euro area and US for the month of February.
Friday preview: UK retail sales, NatWest Group in the spotlight
The market spotlight at the end of the week was likely to shift back towards the UK.
Thursday preview: US weekly jobless claims, Philly Fed index in focus
Investors' focus on Thursday would be on a raft of US economic reports.
Wednesday preview: US retail sales, Barclays in the spotlight
The market spotlight in the middle of the week will continue to be on the US, where a raft of activity indicators were due out.
Tuesday preview: US CPI, UK employment in focus
All eyes on Tuesday would be on the US consumer price report for the month of January.
Friday preview: US consumer confidence, China CPI in focus
The market spotlight at the end of the week would continue to be on the US.
Thursday preview: US jobless figures, German CPI in focus
All eyes on Thursday would be on the latest weekly unemployment claims figures in the US.
Wednesday preview: Fedspeak, Bank of India in focus
America's central bank would continue to be the centre of attention in the middle of the week with several of its top officials set to take to the podium.
Tuesday preview: Fed's Powell, BP in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Tuesday was expected to be firmly on an interview of Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, and what insights he might provide on the future path of monetary policy, especially following the surge in non-farm payrolls reported just four days before.
Friday preview: US jobs report, global services PMIs in the spotlight
All eyes at the end of the week will be on what economists consider the most important of all economic reports published each, the monthly non-farm payrolls data.
Thursday preview: BoE and ECB in focus
The Bank of England's monetary policy announcement was expected to be in the spotlight on Thursday.