Tuesday preview: Trade talks, US inflation data in focus
The spotlight on Tuesday will fall squarely on the second round of trade talks between US and Chinese officials since the trade truce reached by the countries' two leaders, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, on 28 June.
Nevertheless, expectations for a resolution of the trade spat were quite low.
Against that backdrop, the US Commerce Department was scheduled to release personal income and spending figures covering the month of June. at 1330 BST.
In particular, traders were expected to focus on the inflation gauges contained within that same report, including the Federal Reserve's preferred measure, the price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.
Markets would also be keeping close tabs on the outcome of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting.
Across the Channel, the focus would likely be on the results of the European Commission's euro area consumer and industrial confidence surveys for July, alongside a reading on German consumer price inflation for that same month.
No major economic data were scheduled for release in the UK, although traders were likely to continue monitoring the pound's slide.
Tuesday July 30
INTERIMS
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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)
Personal Income (US) (13:30)
Personal Spending (US) (13:30)
Services Confidence (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
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ANNUAL REPORT
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