Week Ahead
Week ahead: Christmas, US budget deal in the spotlight
The coming week ought to be calm with a slightly positive bias to trading, as most market participants worldwide will be away from their desks during the Christmas holidays and New Year celebrations.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 215. 72 points, or 2. 6%, closing at 8,084. 61 on Friday.
Week ahead: Fed and BoE meetings in focus
All eyes over the coming week will be on the US Federal Reserve as policymakers met to decide on interest rates.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 8. 28 points, or 0. 1%, closing at 8,300. 33 on Friday.
Week ahead: ECB, US CPI in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the European Central Bank as rate-setters in Frankfurt meet on Thursday to decide on monetary policy.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 21. 31 points, or 0. 26%, closing at 8,308. 61 on Friday.
Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, Global PMIs in focus
All eyes over the coming week will be on the release of the "all-important" monthly jobs report in the States at the end of the week.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 25. 22 points, or 0. 31%, closing at 8,287. 30 on Friday.
Week ahead: US PCE price data, Fed minutes in focus
Investor focus over the coming holiday-shortened week will be on the latest US inflation data and their potential implications for Federal Reserve policy.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 198. 47 points, or 2. 46%, closing at 8,262. 08 on Friday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 8. 78%, or 0. 11%, closing at 8,063. 61 on Friday.
Week ahead: US CPI, Fedspeak in the spotlight
Investors' focus over the following week would be on US consumer prices and the country's central bank, the Federal Reserve.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 71. 69 points, or 0. 87%, closing at 8,177. 15 on Friday.
Week ahead: Autumn Budget, US non-farm payrolls in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the Autumn Budget, on Wednesday. In it, the Chancellor is expected to announce a panoply of measures aimed at raising tens of billions of pounds in new tax measures.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 109. 41 points, or 1. 31%, closing at 8,248. 84 on Friday.
Week ahead: Central bank speakers, Global PMIs in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on a veritable flood of central bank speakers from across several of the world's main economies on the occasion of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's annual meetings in Washington D. C.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 104. 6 points, or 1. 27%, closing at 8,358. 25 on Friday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 26. 98 points, or 0. 33%, closing at 8,253. 65 on Friday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 40. 13 points, or 0. 48%, closing at 8,280. 63 on Friday.
Week ahead: US inflation, FOMC minutes eyed after blowout payrolls
All eyes will be on the release of the US Federal Reserve’s latest minutes next week, along with the consumer price index for September.