After a tumultuous week in markets, investors await minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last monetary policy meeting and economic data from the US and Japan. Investors will also have their eyes on Chinese markets, which reopen on Monday after being closed for a week in observance of the Lunar New Year holiday.
Having missed a rocky week in global markets, investors await the release of China’s latest trade figures. Economists expect exports to decline 1.8 per cent in January from the previous year, while imports are estimated to fall 3.6 per cent. The trade surplus is expected to narrow modestly to $60.6bn.
With investors concerned about the trajectory of the US economy the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s January meeting come into focus on Wednesday.