Financial markets have enjoyed a notable lift in sentiment over recent days, driven by renewed optimism about the domestic economic policies of a new US administration. Investors have certainly been cheered by early signals of a pro-growth strategy, with the energy sector taking centre stage. In our charts this week we home in on:

·         Energy and labour markets

·         Electricity prices in advanced economies

·         The UK labour market

·         Saving and unemployment

·         China’s credit impulse

·         South Korean trade