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Wednesday preview: Spring Budget, Fed's Powell in focus
(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight in the middle of the week will be on the Chancellor as he delivers the Spring Budget. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Finalto, said: "I would think this is going to be more about pre-election giveaways to woo middle and working class England - personal tax cuts are welcome but probably won't do much for the FTSE."
Nonetheless, fresh forecasts for borrowing and tax cuts could affect gilts and sterling, Wilson added.
The Budget will be followed at 1500 GMT by Federal Reserve president Jerome Powell's, who will deliver his semi-annual testimony before Congress.
Market commentary ahead of his speech suggests that he is expected to reinforce the message that the central bank is in no rush to relax policy.
In parallel, the Department of Labor will publish the results of its closely-followed survey of job openings and quits in the U.S..
To the north, in Canada, rate-setters in Ottawa will announce their policy decision at 1445 GMT.
Across the Channel, at 0700 GMT Germany's Federal Office of Statistics will release foreign trade numbers for January.
A reading on euro area retail sales will follow at 1000 GMT.
Wednesday 6 March
FINALS
Greencoat Renewables (CDI), Quilter, Ibstock, Rathbones Group, Lancashire Holdings Limited, Spirent Communications, Legal & General Group, Nichols, Convatec Group, Tullow Oil, CLS Holdings, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Breedon Group
INTERIMS
Galliford Try, Netcall, Ricardo
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Smith (DS)
AGMs
Mila Resources, Paragon Banking Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
AB Dynamics
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Tetragon Financial Group Limited
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MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
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