News Summary

• World leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week.
• Topping the list of bilateral summits, though, is ‌Thursday's meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• Oil prices did slip back on Monday, however, on hopes that Saudi Arabia would restore some flows through its East-West pipeline.
• Japan has had little opportunity to react to Friday's Bank of Japan interest rate rise, as Tokyo markets are closed for much of this week for holidays.