Government borrowing and the national debt are barely getting a mention in the US election campaign - but a failure to change trajectory risks further debt downgrades, more market volatility and higher borrowing costs.
Here's our take:
US dollar movements, Chinese demand concerns and expectations of a tighter global oil balance through the third quarter of the year have all contributed to a choppy session for oil prices.
Things are still looking pretty lacklustre for eurozone industry.
There's some hope of a pick up in the second half of the year - but for now, lacking evidence of that serves as something of a reality check for the region, notes
@BertColijn
Markets have not reacted to Saturday’s incident involving Donald Trump - and instead, the focus remains largely on US macro developments. Here's what we'll be keeping an eye out for this week:
Is that Jerome Powell next to Christine Lagarde? No, but it looks like him. And this article looks like a very good assessment of where central banks are right now