Mumbai, Aug. 11 -- Global markets enter the week on high alert as the countdown to the US-China tariff deadline intensifies, with tensions threatening to escalate if no agreement is reached. Hopes and fears are amplified by the upcoming meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin, aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Ukraine conflict. In the US, all eyes are on a busy run of inflation, retail, and industrial data, alongside the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment report. The winding down of the Q2 earnings season will also keep traders on their toes.
In Europe, the UK dominates attention with a heavy data calendar covering GDP, labor market trends, manufacturing output, and trade performance. Across the Eurozone, investors will wat...