European stocks are heading for a mixed start to the week Monday, with regional markets lacking direction after a choppy week last week.
The region's major indexes closed higher on Friday as investors assessed U.K. growth figures and looked ahead to a fiscal stimulus announcement by China over the weekend.
China's Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an in a press briefing on Saturday hinted at more debt issuance amid efforts to shore up the economy, stating the government had a "rather large" space to increase deficit.
Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday and China stocks volatile as investors assessed the weekend press briefing.
Meanwhile, U.S. stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Sunday as investors waited to assess whether the next batch of key corporate earnings could power the market to more records; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson report their latest results on Tuesday before the market opens, while Morgan Stanley and United Airlines are set to release results Wednesday.
Persons:
Finance Lan Fo'an, Goldman Sachs, Johnson, Morgan Stanley
Organizations:
China's, Finance, Bank of America, Johnson, United Airlines
Locations:
China, Asia, Pacific