Week Ahead
01 Nov
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 71. 69 points, or 0. 87%, closing at 8,177. 15 on Friday.

27 Oct
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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.

25 Oct
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 109. 41 points, or 1. 31%, closing at 8,248. 84 on Friday.

20 Oct
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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.

18 Oct
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week up 104. 6 points, or 1. 27%, closing at 8,358. 25 on Friday.

11 Oct
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 26. 98 points, or 0. 33%, closing at 8,253. 65 on Friday.

04 Oct
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 40. 13 points, or 0. 48%, closing at 8,280. 63 on Friday.

04 Oct
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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.

21 Sep
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Week ahead: US PCE price data, Global PMIs in focus

Investors' focus over the coming week will continue to be trained on the US inflation picture.

20 Sep
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 43. 1 points, or 0. 52%, closing at 8,229. 99 on Friday.

16 Sep
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Week ahead: Federal Reserve, Bank of England in focus

All eyes over the coming week will be on the US central bank's policy decision on Wednesday.

13 Sep
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week up 91. 62 points, or 1. 12%, closing at 8,273. 09 on Friday.

09 Sep
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Week ahead: US presidential debate, CPI in the spotlight

The key risk event for financial markets over the coming week will be Tuesday's televised presidential election debate in the US between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

06 Sep
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 195. 16 points, or 2. 33%, closing at 8,181. 47 on Friday.

30 Aug
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week up 88. 63 points, or 1. 07%, closing at 8,376. 63 on Friday.

23 Aug
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Week ahead: US PCE inflation data, German IFO index in focus

The outlook for inflation in the US would continue to be in focus during the last week of August.

23 Aug
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week up 16. 37 points, or 0. 2%, closing at 8,327. 78 on Friday.

16 Aug
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week up 143. 31 points, or 1. 75%, closing at 8,311. 41 on Friday.

16 Aug
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Week ahead: Jackson Hole Symposium, PMI surveys in focus

Financial markets' focus over the coming week will be on the outlook for monetary policy in the US.

09 Aug
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Week ahead: UK employment and inflation data, US CPI and Trump interview in focus

Financial markets' focus over the coming week will be on a raft of economic data out of the UK, which will provide greater detail as to how the economy was faring around the middle of 2024.