Stocks To Watch
Thursday preview: Global manufacturing, Next in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus on Thursday will be on global manufacturing sector conditions in March, including on either side of the Atlantic.
Wednesday preview: Biden speech, Next in the spotlight
US President Joe Biden is expected to take the spotlight at the end of the quarter as he lays out his case for a multi-trillion dollar package of infrastructure spending in a speech in Pittsburgh.
Wednesday preview: Euro area CPIs, consumer and industrial confidence in focus
Financial markets' focus on Tuesday will shift to the other side of the Channel, where preliminary readings on consumer price inflation for the month of March are due out in Germany and Spain.
Friday preview: UK retail sales, US consumer confidence in focus
The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on UK retail sales volumes for February, which are expected to bounce back after crashing during the previous month.
Thursday preview: EU summit, US jobless data in focus
All eyes will be on Brussels on Thursday as the European Union heads of state are due to meet to analyse proposed curbs on the bloc's Covid-19 vaccine exports, among other matters.
Wednesday preview: UK CPI, Bellway in the spotlight
The market spotlight in the middle of the week will shift to UK inflation.
Tuesday preview: UK employment, Elementis in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Tuesday will be on the UK jobs market.
Friday preview: UK consumer confidence, public sector borrowing in focus
The market spotlight at the end of the week will continue to be on the UK, barring surprises.
Thursday preview: Bank of England, US jobless claims in focus
Investors' focus on Thursday will shift back to home shores as the Bank of England announces its latest policy decisions.
Wednesday preview: Fed policy meeting in the spotlight
All eyes on Wednesday will be on the US central bank as policymakers at the Federal Reserve meet to decide on rates.
Tuesday preview: US retail sales, Wood in the spotlight
Investors' focus on Tuesday will be on a raft of key economic indicators due out in the States.
Friday preview: UK GDP, Hammerson in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will be on the release of a barrage of monthly activity indicators for the UK.
Thursday preview: ECB rate decision, Rolls Royce in the spotlight
The focus on Thursday will shift to the European Central Bank, as the Governing Council meets to decide on policy.
Wednesday preview: US and China CPI, Legal and General in focus
Against a backdrop of rising government bond yields, markets' focus in the middle of the week will shift towards the inflation, with readings on consumer prices due out in the US and China.
Tuesday preview: US fiscal stimulus vote, Standard Life Aberdeen in the spotlight
Investors' attention on Tuesday will be firmly on a vote in the US House of Representatives on the Biden administration's $1. 9trn fiscal stimulus package, which has already been approved in the Senate.
Friday preview: US non-farm payrolls, LSE Group in focus
The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on the all-important monthly US non-farm payrolls report.
Thursday preview: Fed's Powell, Schroders in the spotlight
The focus in financial markets on Thursday will be on any policy-relevant remarks out of US Federal Reserve chief, Jerome Powell, at an event hosted by the Wall Street Journal, starting from 1700 GMT.
Wednesday preview: Global services, DS Smith in focus
Financial markets' focus in the middle of the week will be on global services sector activity with survey results due out in all the main geographical areas.
Tuesday preview: German data, Man Group in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Tuesday will be on readings for monthly retail and unemployment in the euro area's largest economy, Germany.