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Thursday preview: MPC unlikely to ratchet-up rate hike expectations?
The spotlight will be squarely on the Monetary Policy Committee as it announces its decision on Bank Rate and Bank's Asset Purchase Facility, alongside the latest quarterly Inflation Report.
Wednesday preview: BoJ, GlaxoSmithKline and Next in the spotlight
Barring surprises, the focus on Wednesday will likely be on the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting, with traders scanning the headlines for any whiff of any potential near-term shifts in its policy settings.
Tuesday preview: BP and Hunting in focus
Markets' focus on Tuesday will shift to corporate results on both sides of the Pond, with social media giant Facebook amongst those scheduled to update investors.
Friday preview: RBS, IAG and RB updates precede US GDP
Friday's business menu is packed with a nutritious alphabet soup, kicking off results from the likes of RBS, IAG and Reckitt Benckiser followed by US GDP for a late lunch.
Thursday preview: ECB and Lloyds non-events? Not Debenhams surely
The European Central Bank's rate-setters meet in Frankfurt on Thursday to decide on policy, while in the UK there's results from Lloyds Banking, WPP and Debenhams.
Wednesday preview: Barclays first to report from unloved banking sector
The UK banking sector is down 15% since the start of August and Wednesday sees Barclays kick off the sector's third-quarter reports.
Tuesday preview: Whitbread and Travis Perkins in focus
After a busy week, the UK economic data calendar will quite sparse this week, though there are several companies reporting, including cash-rich Whitbread and troubled Travis Perkins on Tuesday.
Friday preview: China data, London Stock Exchange in focus
Markets' focus will switch back towards China at the end of the week with a barrage of economic indicators set for release, including readings on third quarter gross domestic product, as well as on on retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment for the month of September.
Thursday preview: EU summit, UK retail sales in the spotlight
The spotlight on Thursday will be on the result of the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels.
Wednesday preview: EU summit, CPI in focus
With little doubt, all eyes on Wednesday will be on the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels.
Tuesday preview: Chinese inflation data, fund managers in focus
All eyes on Tuesday will be on the latest Chinese consumer and factory gate price data referencing the month of September.
Friday preview: China trade and US corporate results in focus
All eyes will be on the Far East at the end of the week, with trade figures from China, referencing the month of September, set for release overnight.
Thursday preview: US CPI, Jupiter Fund Management in focus
All eyes will be on the latest reading on US consumer prices referencing the month of September.
Wednesday preview: US factory gate prices, PageGroup in focus
Ahead of the US consumer price report for September, on Thursday, all eyes tomorrow will be on the release of the latest wholesale price data in the States referencing that same month.
Tuesday preview: Brexit, MPC and Fedspeak in focus
The flow of economic data is scheduled to be very light on Tuesday, with investors instead expected to focus on the ongoing Brexit talks and a flurry of speeches from top officials at the Bank of England and US Federal Reserve.
Friday preview: All eyes on US non-farm payrolls report for September
All eyes are on the US non-farm payrolls report due out this afternoon.
Thursday preview: Electrocomponents and Ted Baker in the spotlight
The economic calendar will be very light in the run-up to Friday's monthly US jobs report, with weekly jobless claims data in the US and factory orders figures for August the main figures left for release.
Wednesday preview: Fedspeak, Tesco in focus
Barring surprises, the focus on Wednesday will shift back towards the flow of economic data out of the US.
Tuesday preview: Central bank speakers, Ferguson in focus
Central bank speakers will be in the spotlight on Tuesday, with Bank of England chief economist, Andrew Haldane, scheduled to chair a session at the Rebuilding Macroeconomics Annual Conference on "Bringing Psychology and Social Sciences into Macroeconomics", at 0945 BST, in London.