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World Bank and IMF kick off their joint meeting in Washington this week
Joe Biden welcomes leaders of Japan and Philippines at White House
Donald Trump must find the $175mn bond for his civil fraud case in New York
Deadline looms for Trump to raise $464mn appeal case guarantee, while Bankman-Fried set to be sentenced
Interest rate updates and speeches are expected from Washington to Tokyo and Sydney to London
Vladimir Putin expected to win fifth term in office, while much of the world toasts Ireland’s patron saint
US presidential primary race peaks, British chancellor seeks fiscal fillip ahead of general election
Michigan stages its Republican primary, Iranians elect a new parliament and a toxic by-election battle ensues in Rochdale
Plus, anniversary of Russia-Ukraine conflict, Nvidia and UK banks report, and key central banks publish rate decision minutes
Plus, inflation, GDP and labour market figures, and earnings from UK utilities and US consumer goods groups
Plus, Finland holds its presidential run-off election and US primaries continue
Plus, Fed and BoE set to sit tight, Big Tech reports earnings, and the UK’s Lords vote on Rwanda bill
Also, European Central Bank sets interest rates and earnings season takes off
Plus, China GDP and UK inflation updates, and British MPs grill Post Office and Fujitsu bosses over Horizon IT scandal
Also, a bulge of Wall Street banks report and the Australian Open gains a day of tennis matches
2024 previewed: Record numbers get a vote, waiting for interest rates to drop, uncertainty over major conflicts and AI
Plus, little peace as Westminster winds down, and election results for Egypt and DRC
Plus, UK prime minister faces Covid inquiry and tough immigration vote
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing, while the former British PM gives Covid evidence
Latest global climate change conference opens in Dubai with health high on the agenda
British chancellor’s speech will focus on growth ahead of the run-up to the general election
Plus, Gaza faces a grim Independence Day and Argentina heads towards a tight election run-off
Monarch delivers his inaugural King’s Speech, Trump appears in court again, and a flow of earnings fill the next seven days
Shell and BP updates will shed light on the impact of weaker energy prices
Generative AI will be in focus as the Big Tech sector reports
