Global markets face a busy week of diplomacy, monetary-policy signals, economic data, technology announcements and corporate earnings after mixed equity performance and Bitcoin’s recovery above $80,000. Bitcoin briefly fell below $75,000 after the Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points to a 3.75%-4.00% range, then recovered above $80,000 by the end of the week. The main event is the September 24 meeting in Washington between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose agenda is expected to include trade, tariff structures, artificial-intelligence governance, Taiwan, Iran and critical-mineral supply chains. Investors will watch for progress on extending the tariff-suspension arrangement negotiated the previous year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng have also discussed a protocol for sharing information about significant artificial-intelligence incidents. Markets are assessing the Federal Reserve’s first rate increase in more than three years, at least eight scheduled Fed appearances, Wednesday’s September flash purchasing managers’ indexes and the implications of the next policy move. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will speak at the company’s Connect conference on Wednesday, while Costco reports fiscal fourth-quarter results Thursday. Oil disruptions, Japanese policy and possible currency intervention, European fiscal pressures, the United Nations General Assembly and broader geopolitical risks remain additional drivers of sentiment.