(Reuters) -As markets gear up for the home stretch of an eventful year, key data in the U.S. and in Japan is due, while the week is set to be still dominated by Washington’s trade measures as policymakers from India to Africa grappled with the fallout.

Here’s all you need to know about the week ahead in global markets from Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Kevin Buckland in Tokyo, Jaspreet Kalra in Mumbai, Duncan Miriri in Nairobi and Marc Jones in London.

1/THE END IS NEAR

The final leg of what’s been a remarkable year for markets – and everyone else for that matter – is nigh.

Traders enter the last quarter with a semi-warning from Fed chief Jerome Powell about high stock market valuations ringing their ears, but with rates expected to start dropping again soon, is anyone going to pay any

See Full Page