With a mixed set of US jobs data last week, investors are looking to this week’s inflation numbers and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony for clearer guidance on the Fed’s next steps. In China, optimism is rising with DeepSeek’s disruption of the AI sector and better-than-feared impact from Trump’s tariffs. We also discuss the role of Gold and Bitcoin in risk hedging.

This episode is presented by Richard Tang, China Strategist and Head of Research for Hong Kong at Julius Baer.