Last week, investors focused on US bank stocks performance and China’s commitment to open its economy.

Last week, investors focused on Fed rates decision and turmoil in the banking industry.

Last week, investors focused on the previous Friday’s failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and ECB deposit rate decision.

Last week, investors focused on the sharp pull-back of US stocks and decline in Europe shares due to concerns over the possible impact of prolonged high interest rates.

Last week, investors focused on the movement of U.S. Treasury yields and recovery of activity in China.

Last week, investors focused on the decline in U.S. stocks and high inflation in the United States.

Last week, investors focused on the consumer price and inflation rate in the United States. Investors also concerned over escalating geopolitical tensions between China and U.S.

In Asia, investors are observing the Bank of Japan for potential changes in monetary policy as the end of Governor Kuroda's term approaches.

Last week, investors focused on the continued winning streaks of major indexes in the United States. Chinese equities fell as investors pocketed gains from a recent rally and turned cautious about the strength of the country’s recovery.

Last week, investors focused on the recovery of stocks in the United States. Business activity in the eurozone improved due to increased consumer confidence.

With global macro data came out last week, investors focused on slowing CPI growth in the U.S., U.K. GDP growth, and high inflation in China.

Last week, the ADP December payroll report showed that jobs increased by 235,000 in December, well above economists’ expectations.

With little new macro data out last week, investors focused on the impact on China as well as global markets as the Chinese government continues to relax its Covid policies.

In Asia, the Bank of Japan surprisingly modified the yield curve control (YCC) policy, allowing 10-year Japanese government bond yields to move up and down 0.5% around the 0% target, doubling its prior implicit cap of 0.25%.

We saw a choppy trading session last week as major economic events surprised and disappointed market participants.

We expect further deterioration in the Nasdaq if interest rates continue to surge and a possible recovery in the Hang Seng as China loosens its strict zero-Covid mandates.

Equity markets continued their recovery from October’s lows, with developed market equities gaining 7% and emerging market equities rallying by 15%.

After a bumpy start, stock markets ended October on a more positive footing.