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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.