Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- Global markets head into a pivotal week as a dense slate of economic data and central bank communication shapes expectations around growth, inflation, and interest-rate trajectories. Investors will closely track GDP readings, inflation indicators, flash PMI surveys, and policy signals from major central banks, alongside a heavy global earnings calendar spanning retail, technology, industrials, and commodities.
America: In the US, focus turns to Federal Reserve meeting minutes for clues on the policy outlook after its recent pause in rate cuts. Markets will also digest advance Q4 GDP estimates, personal income and spending data, and the core PCE inflation gauge, in addition to housing, manufacturing, and sentiment indicat...