Global markets are waiting to see what the Trump-Putin summit will mean for stocks

US President Donald Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this evening for their first face-to-face meeting in six years.

The Ukraine war is set to top the meeting agenda, with the world watching to see if Trump can get his wish to pursue talks on a potential ceasefire and peace deal.

Retail investors, however, will be waiting with bated breath to see what the discussions will mean for the long-suffering global stock market, still in shock from the first turbulent six months of the year.

Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell said: “Investors will be watching for white smoke over Alaska on Friday.”

“It’s an incredibly complicated and nuanced situation with so many possi

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