Week Ahead
Week ahead: Barrage of economic data awaits
The upcoming week is set to again be a holiday-shortened one, with UK and US markets closed on Monday and many Southern European markets likely to see low trading volumes on Friday, due to the feast day of the Epiphany.
Week ahead: Japan data to take centre stage
Japanese data were to take centre stage during the holiday-shortened trading week, with the latest figures on the unemployment rate and consumer prices in the month of November set for release on Monday.
Week ahead: Christmas trading schedule for global markets
With UK markets open for just two and a half days next week, the calendar is very light on corporate earnings and economic data.
Week ahead: Brexit back on the agenda
All things Brexit would continue to be in focus over the coming week, with Prime Minister Theresa May set to be grilled on the subject by a panel at Parliament on Tuesday.
Week ahead: All eyes on the US Fed
All eyes were expected to be on the US central bank's next policy meeting and what indications it might give regarding the outlook for rates in 2017 and further out.
Week ahead: All eyes on Austrian elections, Italy referendum
All eyes will be on the political landscape over on the Continent, how markets react to the outcome of the Italian referendum on Constitutional reform and Austria´s presidential elections and, if necessary, whether and how the European Central Bank is forced to step in.