For traders, it's a case of which way to look next with their screens flooded by headlines from tariffs and shaky Middle East ...

Earnings reports will also take centre stage, with megacap companies Apple, Tesla and Microsoft headlining a busy earnings week, while the advanced reading of Q4 U.S. economic growth is out Thursday.

Bringing peace to Ukraine - nearing its fourth year of war - might take longer than the 'day one ... meaning a possible nasty surprise later on. 5/ WILL THEY, WON'T THEY? The Bank of Japan ...