Focus will be on China economic data this week

FEBRUARY may be the shortest month of the calendar year but it certainly served up some action for investors to ponder on.

Last week's key events saw trade issues and geopolitical risks take the spotlight, with FXTM research analyst Lukman Otunuga noting that "geopolitical risks have left global sentiment extremely fragile, while there is still a fair degree of uncertainty over trade developments".

Hence economic data was not a big driver of market sentiment but this week, it is likely to take centrestage - with key data releases in China to provide leads.