The US shoots down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, drawing an angry response from Beijing as Secretary of State Antony Blinken cancels what would have been the Biden administration's first cabinet visit to China. Wall Street takes a step back after the January jobs report blows past forecasts, but tech stocks still see a five-week rally - the longest run since November 2021. The yen dips as the market digests reports that one of the most dovish candidates, Masayoshi Amamiya, has been sounded out as a potential successor to Haruhiko Kuroda at the head of the BOJ. Adani's stock slide enters a third week, as Adani Enterprises reportedly postpones a bond sale, and Moody's downgrades its outlook on two of the group's companies.

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