Economic data, earnings in focus this week

CONCERNS over trade tensions between the US and China continue to haunt the stock markets, but US economic indicators are set to play a greater role this week.

Pan Jingyi, market strategist at IG Asia, said that while the latest move on tariffs by the Trump administration dominated headlines the past week, "the lack of follow-up from China's end appears to have placated markets".

"As the latest proposed duties would likely find a protracted effective date till the end of August and…