Stocks To Watch
Thursday preview: Spotlight on Unilever and Shell results, manufacturing PMIs
Thursday, the first day of February, sees some UK heavyweight companies reporting results, including Shell, Unilever and Vodafone, while the stream of macro data includes UK house prices and manufacturing surveys on the UK, US and China.
Wednesday preview: Eurozone CPI and FOMC statement in focus; SSE, Britvic results
Wednesday's business agenda includes Janet Yellen’s last Federal Reserve policy statement as chair, critical eurozone inflation numbers, UK consumer confidence and updates from SSE and Britvic.
Tuesday preview: BoE and eurozone data; results from PZ Cussons, ZPG
Tuesday gets busier in terms of macroeconomic data, especially in the eurozone, while in the Brexit debate escalates from the transition-period tussle at the start of the week into a formal face-off between the House of Lords' ermine-caped crusaders.
Friday preview: UK and US economic growth on the agenda
Friday's agenda is taken over with updates on growth in UK and US gross domestic product, with no FTSE 350 company results expected.
Thursday preview: ECB's Darghi to face tough crowd, Diago and Asos results in focus
A European Central Bank policy update and a "far from easy" press conference for chief Mario Draghi in view of the single currency's current three-year highs, plus corporate statement from FTSE 100 giants Anglo American, Diageo and Sky, are likely to dominate the headlines on Thursday.
Wednesday preview: UK wages in focus, results for Sage, Wetherspoon's and WHSmith's
Investors in Sage, JD Wetherspoon and WH Smith will be looking forward to updates on Wednesday, while later all eyes will be on UK jobs market data.
Tuesday preview: Spotlight on results from Easyjet, N Brown, Pets at Home
Tuesday sees updates on UK public finances and the CBI's industrial trends survey, with the Bank of Japan's policy statement for early risers and company updates from Easyjet, SSP and retailers N Brown and Pets at Home.
Friday preview: UK retail sales unlikely to liven quiet day
Friday is scheduled to be a quiet day for company reporting, though shopkeepers that have not yet given their festive updates could be buffeted by official retail sales data.
Thursday preview: Results from AB Foods, Experian, Halfords, Royal Mail and Whitbread
Associated British Foods, Experian, Halfords, Royal Mail and Whitbread are among the big names reporting on what looks a busy Thursday for corporate news.
Wednesday preview: Might Burberry appoint new creative director alongside trading update?
A trading update from Burberry could provide an early highlight on Wednesday before the Bank of Canada grabs the spotlight on what is expected to be a quieter day for financial news.
Tuesday preview: UK inflation update, Dunelm, Rio Tinto, Ophir to report
Tuesday will determine whether inflation has exceeded Bank of England of England governor Mark Carney's target for the second month in a row, while January's deluge of retail updates continues on Tuesday with Dunelm, Greggs and JD Sports.
Friday preview: Bovis looks to avoid third profit warning, tough task for B&M
Friday's corporate cupboard is expected to be almost bare, though retailer B&M and housebuilder Bovis should provide investors something to chew on.
Thursday preview: Updates from Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Boohoo and Barratt
Thursday is going to be the busiest day of the new year corporate rush, with post-Christmas updates from retailers including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Boohoo, plus housebuilder Barratt and recruiter Hays.
Wednesday preview: Sainsbury's, SuperDry, TW, Tullow and industrial production
Wednesday sees UK industrial production, construction output and trade data, plus company updates from retailers Sainsbury's and SuperGroup/SuperDry, builder Taylor Wimpey and Tullow Oil.
Tuesday preview: Morrison leads retail rush, BRC retail sales, EU jobs
January is a big month for retail investors and Tuesday sees this start to become apparent with trading updates from Morrisons and four others, plus industry sales data from the British Retail Consortium and Kantar.
Friday preview: US payrolls and earnings to increase Fed 'head scratching'
Friday is US non-farm payrolls day, with the numbers coming hot on the heels of news of a split in the Federal Reserve over the pace of interest rate rises this year.
Thursday preview: Focus on UK services and housing, US ADP jobs report
Thursday is not expected to be very busy on the UK or European company news front, but it's set up to be a fairly busy day of macroeconomic news, including UK reports on the services sector and housing market, plus the ADP jobs report in the US will offer a preview of the following day's official non-farm payrolls.
Wednesday preview: Next's festive trading update to set the retail tone
Wednesday will see a post-Christmas update from Next as the first trickle of news from the retail sector before the floodgate opens in coming weeks.