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Key events:         Eurozone – ECB Economic Bulletin      UK – BOE Inflation Letter     USA – GDP (QoQ) (Q4) USA – Initial Jobless Claims U.S. stock indices closed yesterday's trading with growth due to strengthening sectors of technology, finance, and consumer services as concerns about the banking crisis in the U.S. weakened. Shares of the leading financial institutions rose from 0.1 percent to 0.9 percent.

Key events:         UK – Retail Sales (MoM) (Feb) UK – Composite PMI    UK – Manufacturing PMI    UK – Services PMI   Eurozone – EU Leaders Summit      USA – Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Feb) Canada – Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Jan) The Bank of England raised its rate by 25 points to 4.25%, just in line with market expectations. For the third meeting in a row, two members voted to maintain rates, but they were opposed by seven more hawkish members.

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Every month is full of news that is important to those who follow the financial markets. This is information about various economic indicators. As a rule, it comes from government agencies, industrial organizations, and scientific institutions. Most of this news is released according to a pre-determined schedule. Publicly available information gives an indication of the state of the national economy, such as the unemployment rate, inflation, and consumer spending.

Key events: Eurozone – ECB President Lagarde Speaks   U.S. stock indices were up in trading on Friday but finished the week in the red, and the drop in Nasdaq Composite became the maximum since January. Most importantly, the market was supported on Friday by the statistical data on unemployment in the USA for October, which showed that the labor market remains strong, but began to lose momentum to growth.