Investors are worried about an escalation in the Ukraine war as Russian bombings across Ukraine fuel nervousness.

PMI survey data published in the coming week will provide timely insights into macroeconomic trends worldwide at the end of the third quarter.

This week’s focus shifts to how quickly the economy is weakening as the end of last week found financial markets rocked. 

Investors braced for a packed week of central bank meetings to see borrowing costs rising globally, with some risk of a super-sized hike in the US.

As the world mourns the Queen’s passing, the longest-serving British monarch, a series of royal protocols will unfold.