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Market participants will focus their attention on the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday as they look for further clues on tapering.
All eyes on Tuesday will shift towards the People's Republic of China, where readings are due out on international trade and foreign exchange reserves in August.
The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on the release of the monthly US jobs report, with investors keen to assess what impact the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 is having on the labour market.
The main focus on Friday will be a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming, as investors watch out for any fresh clues on tapering.
Investors' focus on Thursday will be on gross domestic product data in the US that will offer investors a first glimpse into how the economy fared over the three months to June.
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will be on the UK with key indicators related to the consumer and public sector finances set to be published.
Markets' main focus in the middle of the week will be on the minutes of the US central bank's 27-28 July policy meeting and whether momentum is continuing to build among policymakers to announce the beginning of tapering of the Fed's bond purchases over the next few months.
