Aug 18 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's main stock

index dipped on Monday as investors reined in big bets ahead of

a busy week featuring Ukraine peace talks, a key U.S. central

bank conference and domestic inflation data.

The futures on the S&P/TSX index fell 0.1% by

05:52 a.m. ET (0952 GMT), after a 0.5% gain last week for the

S&P/TSX Composite Index index, helped by expectations

of interest rate cuts in the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President

Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders later on Monday to

advance peace negotiations.

The meeting follows Trump's talks with Russian President

Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, which failed to produce a

peace agreement.

Ahead of the Trump-Zelenskiy meeting, gold prices eked out

modest gains, supported by lower U.S. Treasury yields. Oil

prices rose as investors awaited more clues from the meeting.

Another key event this week is the Federal Reserve's annual

economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday,

which investors will watch for clues on monetary policy.

According to the CME Group's FedWatch tool, traders are

pricing in an 84.8% likelihood for an interest rate cut in

September.

In Canada, investors will monitor July inflation data due on

Tuesday; a Reuters poll of economists expects the annual rate to

slow to 1.7% last month.

A fall in domestic inflation could prompt the Bank of Canada

to slash interest rates. The central bank left rates unchanged

at its last meeting and signaled further cuts if the economy

weakens and inflation stays contained.

The July housing starts data is due later in the day, and

June retail sales figures on Friday.

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