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(Bloomberg) \u2014 Financial markets traded in a tight range, with global equities hovering near record highs, after Donald Trump\u2019s meeting with Ukraine\u2019s president and European leaders concluded on a hopeful note with a call for peace talks with Russia.<\/p>\n
Oil steadied following the meeting, as investors weighed the potential implications for regional stability and energy flows. Brent dipped 0.2% after gaining in the prior session. Asian stocks edged 0.2% lower. Treasuries were little changed after yields rose Monday.<\/p>\n
Intel Corp. rose 5.4% in after-market trading as SoftBank Group said it will invest $2 billion in the company\u2019s common stock.<\/p>\n
Markets were cautiously optimistic on the Ukraine peace process after Trump urged Vladimir Putin to begin planning a summit with Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Markets now face a pivotal week ahead as the Federal Reserve\u2019s annual Economic Policy Symposium begins Thursday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with traders looking for signals on the path of interest rates.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoney is just waiting on the sidelines at the moment, until a fresh signal to move markets to fresh highs,\u201d Nick Twidale, chief analyst at ATFX Global Markets in Sydney. \u201cInvestors were preparing for volatility after the talks but that has not eventuated and so they will now focus on central bank updates into the end of the week, with a huge focus on the Fed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump called Putin and urged the Russian leader to begin making plans for a summit with Zelenskiy, after meeting the Ukrainian president and European leaders at the White House on Monday.<\/p>\n
The proposal \u2014 which Trump pitched as a one-on-one summit between Ukraine and Russia\u2019s leaders that would be followed by a trilateral gathering involving all three \u2014 represented the latest turn in the US president\u2019s push to broker a quick end to a conflict that has lasted over three years.<\/p>\n
US Treasuries slipped for a third day Monday ahead of a speech by Jerome Powell on Friday.<\/p>\n
Powell is expected to unveil the Fed\u2019s new policy framework \u2014 the strategy it\u2019ll use to achieve its inflation and employment goals. Powell may also drop some hints about the Fed\u2019s thinking ahead of its September policy meeting.<\/p>\n
Interest-rate swaps show a roughly 80% chance that the Fed will lower rates next month by 25 basis points, with two cuts fully priced in by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor now, the market appears to be betting that signs of labor-market weakness will outweigh inflation risk in the Fed\u2019s rate-cutting debate,\u201d said Chris Larkin at E*Trade from Morgan Stanley.<\/p>\n
Powell\u2019s Jackson Hole speech will be the focal point this week, with the nature of the debate shifting from whether the Fed will cut rates to how much and how quickly, according to Jason Pride and Michael Reynolds at Glenmede.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stars are aligning for a September rate cut; inflation remains relatively restrained and the labor market is beginning to show early signs of weakness,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
Some of the main moves in markets:<\/p>\n
Stocks<\/p>\n
S&P 500 futures were little changed as of 9:43 a.m. Tokyo time Hang Seng futures rose 0.1% Nikkei 225 futures (OSE) fell 0.4% Japan\u2019s Topix fell 0.3% Australia\u2019s S&P\/ASX 200 fell 0.7% Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.2% Currencies<\/p>\n
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed The euro was unchanged at $1.1661 The Japanese yen was little changed at 147.84 per dollar The offshore yuan was little changed at 7.1867 per dollar The Australian dollar was little changed at $0.6493 Cryptocurrencies<\/p>\n
Bitcoin fell 0.3% to $116,075.94 Ether fell 1% to $4,290.6 Bonds<\/p>\n
The yield on 10-year Treasuries was unchanged at 4.33% Japan\u2019s 10-year yield advanced 1.5 basis points to 1.580% Australia\u2019s 10-year yield advanced five basis points to 4.31% Commodities<\/p>\n
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.2% to $63.28 a barrel Spot gold was little changed This story was produced with the assistance of Bloomberg Automation.<\/p>\n
\u2013With assistance from Rob Verdonck.<\/p>\n
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