Week Ahead
Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, ECB in the spotlight
Investors' attention over the coming week will be squarely on the US May non-farm payrolls report due out on Friday.
Week ahead: US, euro area inflation data in focus
The coming holiday-shortened trading week will back-end loaded on both sides of the Atlantic in terms of economic data.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 102. 67 points, or 1. 22%, closing at 8,317. 59 on Friday.
Week ahead: Fedspeak, UK CPI, global PMIs in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the US central bank amid a continuing heavy calendar of Fed speakers, especially during the first half of the week.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 13. 5 points, or 0. 16%, closing at 8,420. 26 on Friday.
Week ahead: US inflation data, Fedspeak in focus
All eyes over the coming week will be on the latest inflation readings out of the US and their likely impact on financial markets on either side of the Atlantic.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 261. 61 points, or 3. 2%, closing at 8,433. 76 on Friday.
Week ahead: Bank of England, euro area services PMIs in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week would shift back to the UK as rate-setters met to decide on monetary policy.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 73. 66 points, or 0. 9%, closing at 8,213. 49 on Friday.