The main story this morning is the visit to China by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, which has shown the first tentative signs of progress. However, Asian equities are still lower today as investors reset their expectations for further stimulus from China. Despite a generally quiet morning, the week ahead will be busy for investors with a total of 12 central banks due to announce their latest decisions and on the macroeconomic front, we will receive a number of leading indicators (flash Purchasing Managers’ indices).

00:14 Introduction by Bernadette Anderko (Investment Writing)

00:32 Markets wrap-up by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing)

04:49 Technical analysis update by Mensur Pocinci (Head of Technical Analysis)

06:56 Closing remarks by Bernadette Anderko (Investment Writing)

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