We do not expect President Trump’s meeting with President Putin to make a breakthrough on the Ukraine conflict. But even if there is a "deal" in the coming months the implications for the wider European economy will be limited because there is little prospect of a resumption of natural gas imports or change of plans to scale up European defence spending. Next week we expect the flash PMIs for August to again show that economic growth in the euro-zone remains weak.
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