Economic calendar: Earnings dominate calendar

• Risk-on moods as Trump signs Executive Orders

• Almost bare economic calendar today

• A lot of US earnings releases

Risk-on moods can be spotted on the global financial markets. Donald Trump signed Executive Orders over the weekend targeted at payroll taxes or unemployment benefits. A move came as a relief amid deadlock in stimulus bill talks. As the economic calendar is almost empty today, sentiment may play a major role. US diplomats are set to visit Taiwan today in spite of China's refusal. In the later part of the week representatives from the United States and China will discuss and assess Phase One trade deal.

9:30 am BST - Euro area, Sentix index for August. Expected: -15.1 pts. Previous: -18.2 pts

Noteworthy US earnings releases

• Barrick Gold (GOLD.US) - before market open

• Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC.US) - before market open

• Duke Energy (DUK.US) - before market open

• Novavax (NVAX.US) - after market close

• Occidental Petroleum (OXY.US) - after market close

• Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL.US) - before market open

• Tilray (TLRY.US) - after market close