<h1>Global stocks slip as tech sell-off, leadership uncertainty, and tariff strains weigh; oil rises, dollar softens</h1> Global markets fell as technology stocks pulled back after muted US trading, with major European indices down and mixed moves across Asia. Markets reacted to uncertainty over a potential meeting between the US president and the Chinese leader and to ongoing tariff-driven strains on auto exports, while Japan's new prime minister and a large tech company's share drop weighed on the Nikkei. A US government shutdown has delayed economic releases, complicating Federal Reserve policy decisions; the Commerce Department is set to release a key inflation report. Oil rose and the dollar slipped against major currencies.