Week Ahead
Week ahead: China, US PMIs and Chinese National People's Congress in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week would be on a raft of Purchasing Managers surveys due out in many of the world's largest economies, including those of China, the euro area, UK and US.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 1. 57%, or 125. 7 points, closing at 7,878. 66 on Friday.
Week ahead: US PCE prices, global PMIs in focus
The coming week was to be back-end loaded with a reading on the US central bank's preferred inflation gauge due out on Friday.
Week ahead: US CPI, economic data and Fed speak in the spotlight
All eyes over the coming week would be on the US consumer price report for January and to what extent inflation reaccelerated in month-on-month terms.
Week ahead: Fedspeak, Chinese CPI, BoJ in the spotlight
The US central bank was expected to remain in focus, even as investors digested an unexpected and far stronger than anticipated reading on the US jobs market at the end of the previous week.