Source: Sharecast
Nonetheless, no reduction in interest rates was anticipated for this time around.
On home shores, at 0830 GMT consultancy S&P Global would release its Purchasing Managers' Index for the construction sector.
It would be followed at 2301 GMT by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' Housing Price Balance.
Over in the euro area, at 0600 GMT Germany's ministry of finance would publish factory orders data for March, whilst Eurostat would release euro area retail sales figures covering that same month.
In company news, JD Wetherspoon is set to update investors on third quarter trading.
The pub is "doing well", City analyst Michael Hewson says, if you look beyond recent changes to national insurance and minimum wages.
He estimated that those were adding £60m to the company's costs, or some £1,500 per pub per week.
Wednesday 07 May
INTERIMS
Smiths News
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Begbies Traynor Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
British American Tobacco
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Producer Price Index (EU) (09:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (09:00)
FINALS
1Spatial, Card Factory, CT Automotive Group
AGMS
AIREA, Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings, Barclays, Franchise Brands, Hostelworld Group , NCC Group, NCC Group, Primary Health Properties, Rentokil Initial, RHI Magnesita N.V. (DI), RM, Synectics, Tritax Big Box Reit
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wetherspoon (J.D.)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Anglo American, Domino's Pizza Group, F&C Investment Trust, Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI)
Q1
Burford Capital NPV (DI), Flutter Entertainment (DI), Georgia Capital , Maxcyte (DI), Sydbank A/S Sydbank Ord Shs