Proactive Investors - The FTSE 100 is expected to make a bright start to the week ahead of key US inflation figures and central bank announcements later in the week.
Spread betting companies are calling London’s lead index up by around 30 points.
"This week's central bank decisions could go a long way in determining how much further central banks are prepared to go before they can offer any insight into when they expect to stop raising rates," said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets.
The Federal Reserve, ECB and Bank of Japan are all set to give their latest interest rate calls this week.
Markets expect the Fed to leave rates unchanged although a hot inflation reading on Tuesday could upset those predictions.
In Asia, markets were mixed. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo was up 0.5%. In China, the Shanghai Composite was down 0.1%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was down 0.2%.