Friday preview: BoJ and PBOC rate decisions in focus
Both central banks are expected to announce that interest rates will remain unchanged.
Investors will nevertheless be keen to glean any guidance from policymakers' remarks.
On home shores, at 0700 BST the Office for National Statistics will release public sector borrowing and retail sales figures for August.
No major economic reports are due out in the US.
In the euro meanwhile, at 1400 BST the European Commission will publish the results of its consumer confidence survey for September.
Friday 20 September
INTERIMS
Biome Technologies
AGMs
Sysgroup
GMs
Crossword Cybersecurity, SDX Energy Inc. (DI)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Reach, Speedy Hire, Heath (Samuel) & Sons, National World
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Glencore, abrdn Asia Focus, OSB Group, Barclays, Empiric Student Property, Henderson Opportunities Trust, Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income, Man Group, Informa, SEGRO, Entain, Triple Point Energy Transition, St James's Place, Hikma Pharmaceuticals
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Berkeley Group Holdings (The)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)
Retail Sales (07:00)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)