Financial Diary
Week ahead: Fed policy, NFPs, Brexit bill, results from Astra, Glencore, Shell
Next week the financial agenda is dotted with some big events, including a US policy announcement and the pivotal non-farm payroll numbers, with UK corporate updates including results from AstraZeneca, Glencore, Shell, SSE and Vodafone, plus there's a serious Brexit debate in the House of Lords.
Week ahead: Politics, ECB and BoJ in focus
The spotlight during the coming week will be firmly on politics, with investors closely monitoring the news-flow from Capitol Hill surrounding the fight in the US Senate to pass a short-term funding bill for the federal government.
Week ahead: Chinese data, SPD vote in focus
Over the coming week, the market spotlight will be on a barrage of Chinese economic data and a key vote by delegates from Germany's Socialist party on whether to move ahead with formal negotiations to forge a grand coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU.
Week ahead: Cabinet reshuffle, Chinese data in focus
The focus in the coming week will be on any Cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister.