Stocks To Watch
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Thursday preview: BoE rate decision, BAE Systems in focus
Investors' focus on Thursday will be squarely on an anticipated interest rate reduction by the Bank of England.
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Wednesday preview: US Fed, HSBC in the spotlight
Trading was likely to remain restrained on Wednesday as investors waited on the Federal Reserve's policy announcement after the close of London markets.
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Tuesday preview: Euro area inflation readings, BP in the spotlight
Investors' focus on Tuesday would be on a raft of euro area economic data due out covering both activity and inflation during the month of July and the second quarter in the case of the latter.
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Friday preview: US PCE inflation data, NatWest Group in focus
All eyes at the end of the week will be on the latest US inflation numbers.
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Wednesday preview: Global PMIs, Bank of Canada in focus
Investors' focus in the middle of the week would be on a raft of purchasing managers' surveys covering activity in manufacturing and services on either side of the Channel as well as in the States.
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Tuesday preview: Alphabet, Tesla, US existing home sales in focus
Investors' focus on Tuesday will be on the corporate space as US tech giant Alphabet and carmaker Tesla release their latest quarterly results.
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Friday preview: UK retail sales, consumer confidence in focus
The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on the UK consumer.
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Thursday preview: UK employment, ECB, AJ Bell in focus
The market spotlight on Thursday will be on the UK jobs market and whether or not the latest data support expectations for an interest rate cut in September.
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Wednesday preview: UK CPÎ, euro area CPI in the spotlight
The market spotlight in the middle of the week will shift back towards the UK and the release of the consumer price report for the month of June.
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Tuesday preview: US retail sales, Ocado in focus
Investors' focus on Tuesday will be on the US retail sales report covering the month of June.
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Friday preview: US producer prices, Ashmore Group in focus
Inflation will continue to be in focus on either side of the Pond at the end of the week.
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Thursday preview: US CPI, Jet2 in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Thursday will be on the US consumer price report for the month of June.
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Wednesday preview: China CPI, Direct Line Group in focus
Investors' focus in the middle of the week will shift a tad towards Asia Pacific.
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Tuesday preview: Fed's Powell, US Treasury auctions in focus
All eyes on Tuesday will be on the head of the US Federal Reserve ,who will deliver his semi-annual testimony to Congress.
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Friday preview: UK elections, US non-farm payrolls in focus
Investors' focus at the end of the week would be on the results of the UK elections.
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Thursday preview: UK elections in the spotlight
All eyes on Thursday would be on the UK election results with most analysts confident that Labour was set to regain power by a wide margin and after a very long absence.
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Wednesday preview: Fed minutes, ISM services PMI in the spotlight
Investors' focus on the day ahead of the elections will be on a raft of US economic reports that are due out.
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Tuesday preview: French election deadline, US Jolts report in focus
France will continue to be front and centre on investors' minds on Tuesday, ahead of the deadline for candidates in roughly 311 of the country's 557 constituencies to announce whether or not they will stand in the second round of elections on 7 July.