Summer strife: World market themes for the week ahead

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The July 4 holiday in the United States may well bring a quiet start to the week for world markets. But don’t bet on it. China and Japan are worried about currency weakness, meaning investors are alert for signs of action from authorities. Australia’s central bank meets and the most closely-watched U.S. economic indicator is out Friday. Here’s a look at the week ahead in markets from Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Kevin Buckland in Tokyo, and Naomi Rovnick, Amanda Cooper and Karin Strohecker in London. Time for some non-farm Investors betting on resiliency of the U.S. economy have found...