The week ahead is set to be dominated by talks on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, while market watchers will also focus on earnings from tech companies and Amazon's devices event.
Ukraine war is entering its fourth year on Monday, with European leaders heading to Kiev to mark the anniversary as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remained hopeful the meetings with them could mark a "turning point." However, Ukraine has expressed concerns about United States President Donald Trump's stance towards the conflict.
Trump is set to meet United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington next week. Ahead of the talks, Starmer assured Zelensky that he will back Kiev in talks with Trump but also noted that Trump was right to urge European countries to take "greater responsibility for their security" and to try to see "if a good peace deal is on the table."
On the tech front, Nvidia is set to report results on Wednesday, while Amazon is set to unveil new devices the same day, The company is expected to present a revamped AI version of its digital assistant Alexa, and possibly some new hardware devices, with some experts speculating that a new Echo Dot may be unveiled.
