The Week Ahead | 17–21 August 2026
UK inflation, Federal Reserve minutes, major US retail earnings and fresh economic data from China will give investors plenty to assess in the week ahead.
ET&A Research · 16 August 2026
Markets enter the new week facing a familiar tension: economic activity remains relatively resilient, but inflation, interest rates and geopolitical pressures continue to complicate the outlook.
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