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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower led by the 1.40% fall in the Small Cap Russell 2000. This move lower saw the VIX close higher by 6% while the McClellan Oscillator also closed lower with a -21  print last night. Political tensions with China rose to start the week following the U.S. military’s action to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his previously scheduled trip to China. Bond Yields rose on renewed concerns of a more hawkish Federal Reserve following Friday’s unexpectedly strong jobs report. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a path for avoiding a U.S. recession this year would rely on inflation continuing its downward trend and a resilient job market. Investors and analysts remain sceptical over the January Jobs Report, citing that seasonal adjustment factors are the primary catalyst for the better-than-expected figure, rather than organic job growth. Within the S&P 500 Index, nine of the 11 sectors finished lower. European Markets closed lower. Euro-Zone Economic Confidence figures for February improved by 9.5 points and “a recession is off the table for the time being,” according to data-analytics firm Sentix, while German Factory Orders for December showed higher-than-expected growth –the latest signal that Europe’s largest economy might avoid an economic downturn. Adding to the gloom was the weaker than expected Euro-Zone Retail Sales for December contracting more than expected – a sign that consumers are still hurting from elevated pricing pressures despite recent easing. Markets finished lower following a hot U.S. jobs report on Friday caused investors to rethink the Fed’s rate-policy timeline (namely, whether it will keep rates higher for longer). The  European Central Bank’s (“ECB”) Robert Holzmann said that inflation remains far too high in the Euro area for the central bank to consider changing its current rate-tightening policy. In Asia, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is said to have approached Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya about becoming the next Governor, which could continue the central bank’s easy-money policies. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised Interest Rates overnight by 25 basis points to 3.6%, leading to a bounce in the Australian Dollar. Australia-China trade relations are reportedly on the mend after Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism, and Investment Don Farrell and China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao held virtual talks to discuss lifting the current trade embargo. Elsewhere, Oil rose 1.46% while Gold closed lower by 0.20%.

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