In the week ahead, the U.S. will release data on industrial output and international trade. Also, the Bank of Korea will hold a rate-setting meeting. Monday: Nearly seven months after President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to start two-way trade talks, officials are finally getting to work. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is set to meet his Japanese counterpart in Washington, with Tokyo hoping to avoid tariffs on its cars.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 14, 2019 18:56 UTC