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Investors will closely monitor the fallout from the aborted uprising in Russia over the weekend, with many expecting a move toward havens like U.S. government bonds and the dollar when markets open. In the US, Joe Biden will launch the Investing in America roadshow with a big infrastructure funding announcement at the White House. This will kick off a three-week tour of the country, where the US president will join Vice President Kamala Harris and senior Cabinet members to tout the administration's achievements and plans to replace crumbling infrastructure, increase manufacturing capacity and promote clean energy technology. development. China's Premier Li Qiang will deliver the keynote speech at the 14th Davos Summer Meeting in Tianjin, while Emmanuel Macron will make a three-day state visit to Germany, the first such trip by a French president. in 23 years. The visit comes as tensions between the two countries escalate on issues ranging from energy policy to China.
Banking will be back in the spotlight in the US when the Federal Reserve releases the results of its annual stress tests, the first since a series of bank failures in the spring.“Dieselgate” comes to a head, with former Audi boss Russia Mobile Number List Rupert Stadler set to be sentenced by a German court after his confession that he suspected emissions cheating before the scandal was uncovered. A separate case will be opened in Germany's highest civil court to decide whether VW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz must compensate buyers of vehicles whose emissions cleaning system works only at certain temperatures. The week ends with the start of this year's Tour de France. With impeccable timing comes the film The Last Rider, featuring Greg LeMond, a winner from a more innocent era of the Tour, and it's worth a watch, according to FT film critic Leslie Felperin.
Whatever workout you're planning, enjoy your week. What do you think? Email me at or, if you received this note in your inbox, hit reply. Economic data There's a flurry of US data this week, starting with the Conference Board's consumer confidence data and culminating with the final first-quarter GDP numbers. On the other hand, there are inflation figures from Canada, Italy and France, and consumer confidence data from Germany. Companies Retail is a theme for earnings this week, but the outlook for two of the big players has been mixed. Primark owner British Foods Associates warned in April that sales growth would slow due to cost-of-living pressures hitting consumer spending, while H&M this month said it was optimistic about sales.
Banking will be back in the spotlight in the US when the Federal Reserve releases the results of its annual stress tests, the first since a series of bank failures in the spring.
“Dieselgate” comes to a head, with former Audi boss Russia Mobile Number List Rupert Stadler set to be sentenced by a German court after his confession that he suspected emissions cheating before the scandal was uncovered. A separate case will be opened in Germany's highest civil court to decide whether VW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz must compensate buyers of vehicles whose emissions cleaning system works only at certain temperatures. The week ends with the start of this year's Tour de France. With impeccable timing comes the film The Last Rider, featuring Greg LeMond, a winner from a more innocent era of the Tour, and it's worth a watch, according to FT film critic Leslie Felperin.Whatever workout you're planning, enjoy your week. What do you think? Email me at or, if you received this note in your inbox, hit reply. Economic data There's a flurry of US data this week, starting with the Conference Board's consumer confidence data and culminating with the final first-quarter GDP numbers. On the other hand, there are inflation figures from Canada, Italy and France, and consumer confidence data from Germany. Companies Retail is a theme for earnings this week, but the outlook for two of the big players has been mixed. Primark owner British Foods Associates warned in April that sales growth would slow due to cost-of-living pressures hitting consumer spending, while H&M this month said it was optimistic about sales.