Farewell to a bruising August: World market themes for the week ahead

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Bruised bond market investors will seek some solace from U.S. jobs data and European inflation numbers out in the week to come, while China is battling to shore up its markets and economy, and the outlook for grains is uncertain. Here’s a look at the week ahead in markets: HOT, COLD -- OR JUST RIGHT? Open this photo in gallery: General Motors Factory Zero plant is shown in Detroit in August of 2019.BILL PUGLIANO/AFP/Getty Images With Treasury yields surging and stocks wobbling, major data in coming days will test the U.S. economy’s temperature as investors worry that the Federal Reserve...