Week Ahead
Week ahead: Fed, BoE, ECB and US jobs report in focus
All eyes over the coming week would be on the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and the latest monthly non-farm payrolls report in the US.
Week ahead: US Q4 GDP and inflation data, global PMIs in focus
Investors' attention over the coming week was expected to be on a raft of economic releases in the US that were due to be published towards the end of the same.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 73. 48 points, or 0. 94%, closing at 7,770. 59 on Friday.
Week ahead: US and China data, BoJ in the spotlight
Investors' focus over the coming week will continue to be on the US, where several key economic reports will be reported throughout the week and a multitude of Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to take to the podium.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 144. 58 points, or 1. 88%, closing at 7,844. 07 on Friday.
Week ahead: US and China CPI, Fed's Powell in the spotlight
All eyes over the coming week were expected to be on US consumer price data for December, as investors tried to anticipate whether inflation was in fact headed "sustainably" - to use the Federal Reserve's own wording - down to the Fed's 2. 0% target.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 2. 49%, or 186. 77 points, closing Friday’s session at 7,699. 49.