China manages to attain its FY GDP targets, however its weak property sector and a fourth quarter miss drags on Asian equities. In Davos, we hear from Polish President Andrzej Duda who says he is not surprised that Ukraine refuses face-to-face talks with Moscow and warns military spending must increase in order to ward off Russian aggression in Europe. The U.S. launches fresh strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen while the Iranian foreign minister tells CNBC that America is the root cause of the current tensions in the Middle East and Red Sea. Google CEO Ruth Porat says A.I. is the ‘great equaliser’, with the potential to help both the developed and developing world in areas of healthcare and food security. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield tops 4 per cent after the Fed’s Christopher Waller calls for a more cautious approach to rate cuts later this year.

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