Week Ahead
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.

09 Aug
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 6. 61 points, or 0. 08%, closing at 8,168. 10 on Friday.

02 Aug
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Week ahead: China foreign trade and inflation data, services PMIs in focus

The market spotlight over the coming week will shift to Asia.

02 Aug
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 111 points, or 1. 34%, closing at 8,174. 71 on Friday.

27 Jul
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Week ahead: BoE, BoJ, Fed and US jobs data in focus

The coming week will see rate-setters in the UK, Japan, and US meet to decide on interest rates.

26 Jul
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week up 129. 99 points, or 1. 59%, closing at 8,285. 71 on Friday.

21 Jul
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Week ahead: Global PMIs, Alphabet, Tesla in focus

Investors' attention over the coming week will be divided between a raft of purchasing managers' surveys due out and the ongoing stream of corporate results in the States.

19 Jul
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 97. 19 points, or 1. 18%, closing at 8,155. 72 on Friday.

12 Jul
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Week ahead: BoE, ECB in focus

The coming week will bring with it potentially key readings for inflation and employment that some economists believe may decide whether or not the Bank of England cuts interest rates in August.

09 Jul
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Week ahead: French elections, US CPI in focus

All eyes over the coming week will be on the results of the second round of voting in the French elections, their likely implications and outlook for France's economy.

05 Jul
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week up 39. 81 points, or 0. 49%, closing at 8,203. 93 points on Friday.

28 Jun
Weekly review

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 73. 6 points, or 0. 89%, closing at 8,164. 12 on Friday.

28 Jun
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Week ahead: UK, French elections, US jobs report in focus

Politics will overshadow the release of the US jobs report this week as weary citizens vent their frustrations at the ballot box.

22 Jun
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Week ahead: US inflation data, French elections in focus

The market spotlight over the coming week will be on thee latest US inflation data, which may reveal a further perceptible and welcome decline in price pressures.