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Thursday preview: ECB decision, US retail sales in the spotlight
Investors' focus on Thursday will be the European Central Bank's interest rate decision.
US import price index undershoots forecasts in September
The cost in the US of goods purchased overseas undershot economists' forecasts last month as the fuel prices plummeted.
London pre-open: FTSE 100 called higher, UK CPI and Trump in focus
Stock futures were pointing to a slightly higher start for London's top-flight index on Wednesday following the release of a weaker-than-expected reading on UK inflation.
Wednesday preview: UK CPI, US import prices in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus in the middle of the week will be on the latest UK inflation data.
Sunday newspaper round-up: BP, Smith&Nephew, TalkTalk
Activist investor Bluebell has asked for BP chairman Helge Lund's head due to the oil giant's "embarrassing" share price performance. Whilst Shell or American rivals Chevron and ExxonMobil had doubled down on profitable fossil fuels, BP had followed a green strategy. Reports indicate that BP's new boss, Murray Auchinloss, was looking to pivot back to oil and gas in response to pressure from shareholders. Yet the company had not confirmed those reports and was not due to provide a strategy update until February.
Europe close: Stocks end week on a positive note
European markets were moderately higher at the end of the week as investors looked ahead to widely expected fresh stimulus measures from China over the weekend.
Thursday preview: US CPI, ECB minutes in the spotlight
All eyes on Thursday will be on the week's key data release, the US consumer price index for the month of September.
Europe close: Shares rally on hopes for fresh China stimulus
European shares rallied late in the session as a surprise rise in German exports and speculation around fresh stimulus measures in China buoyed investor sentiment.
Wednesday preview: FOMC minutes, Fed speak in focus
The market spotlight in the middle of the week will continue to be trained on the US central bank.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Climate Change, The Telegraph, Stamp duty
Humanity has failed at the goal of keeping the degree of global warming below 1. 5C. According to the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Jim Skea, the planet was on course to warm by 3C by 2100. But surface temperatures would rise by more than those of the sea. Furthermore, western Europe and the UK were at threat from even greater warming, possibly as much as 5C by the turn of the century. - The Sunday Telegraph.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Regulated Utilities, Rolls-Royce, Fuel allowance
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is among several international investors who have told the government that they will not look at opportunities in the UK regulated utility sector in the wake of crisis around Thames Water. It is understood that one person at the meeting said that the "UK is totally off our radar at the moment" due to regulators having become "too unpredictable". However, GIC was said to remain bullish on other UK investment opportunities notwithstanding their negativity towards UK regulated utilities.
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.
Friday preview: BoJ and PBOC rate decisions in focus
Both central banks are expected to announce that interest rates will remain unchanged.
Federal Reserve cuts rates by 'timely' 50bp, Bowman dissents
The US central bank surprised markets with a half percentage point interest rate cut.
NewRiver REIT agrees terms for possible purchase of Capital & Regional
NewRiver REIT reached a potential agreement to acquire Capital & Regional in a cash and share transaction.
Sector movers: Precious metals miners dip ahead of Fed decision
Stocks fell in the middle of the week with investors opting to sit on their hands ahead of the US central bank's interest rate decision scheduled for later.
Thursday preview: BoE, Close Brothers Group in focus
The market spotlight on Thursday will be firmly on the Bank of England as rate-setters meet to decide on policy.
Tuesday preview: US retail sales, Kingfisher in focus
Investors' focus on Tuesday will be on the latest industrial production and retail sales numbers out of the US.
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.
Europe close: Stocks end week on a positive note
European shares finished higher on Friday as the betting increased on a larger-than-expected US interest rate cut in US, a day after the European Central Bank trimmed its benchmark.