FRANKFURT (DEUTSCHE-BOERSE AG) – The Trump/Putin meeting and US monetary policy are likely to be the topics of the week, partly due to the central bankers’ conference in Jackson Hole. The reporting season, on the other hand, is virtually over. Many are now pointing to the usually weak months of August and September.
August 18, 2025. FRANKFURT (Frankfurt Stock Exchange). It came as no great surprise that the Trump/Putin summit in Alaska ended without result. “Much ado about nothing,” commented Dirk Chlench of LBBW. Today, Ukrainian President Zelensky, representatives of European countries, and US President Trump are meeting for further talks. “Certainly not too many market participants expected any really tangible results from the Putin/Trump meeting,” explains chart technician Christoph Geyer. “However, no results are likely to give the stock market any sustained upward momentum,” he emphasizes.
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