Wall Street's hopes the US and China are nearing a trade deal lifted riskier assets, with stocks hitting all-time highs amid a rally in crypto. As demand for safety waned, gold fell alongside short-term bonds. The S&P 500 climbed 1.2% as Chinese and US trade negotiators have lined up an array of diplomatic wins for Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to unveil at a summit this week. With further Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts on the way, the profit outlook is looking increasingly brighter. For more perspective, we spoke to George Efstathopoulos, Multi Asset Portfolio Manager at Fidelity International.

Plus - Earnings reports this week from five of the so-called "Magnificent Seven" companies will center around artificial-intelligence investment plans as the battle to scale capabilities intensifies. Also, investors look to the Federal Reserve meeting this week for clues on the path of rate cuts. We speak to Ahmed Riesgo, Chief Investment Officer at Insigneo.

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