U.S. Equity Markets closed mixed after reversing earlier gains as the sell-off accelerated into the close. Although the Dow closed higher by 0.12%, the market was up nearly 1% at one stage while the small cap Russell 2000 ended Monday’s session with a loss of 1.48%. Investors look ahead to a week of significant macro news, including key employment data ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s monetary policy testimony. U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics will be releasing key updates on labour-market tightness: the January job openings numbers on Wednesday and the February payroll data on Friday. Within the S&P 500 Index, five of the 11 sectors finished higher. European Markets closed higher. ECB President Christine Lagarde reiterated inflation growth will likely remain high in the near term and warrant a 50-basis-point interest-rate increase in March. ECB monetary policy pioneer Otmar Issing warned of further “inflation shocks” and said the central bank must stay steadfast in its aggressive policy stance. Euro-Zone Retail Sales for January underwhelmed, with lower-than-expected growth, and signals weak consumer demand could continue in the near term, while the Sentix Investor Confidence for February fell unexpectedly, marking the first decline since October as expectations drastically declined amidst renewed recession worries. In Asia, Australia’s central bank will likely raise interest rates by 25 basis points this morning which would put the nation’s key interest rate at its highest level since May 2012. China’s Premier Li Keqiang announced a 7.2% increase to the country’s military budget, saying the country’s military should better prepare for combat readiness. The Bank of Japan is expected to leave monetary policy unchanged when it meets later this week as Governor Haruhiko Kuroda does not want to change course at his final meeting. China’s Government endorsed a 5% economic growth forecast for 2023, slightly above last year’s 3% gain – one of the worst output numbers since the 1.6% contraction in 1976. Elsewhere, Oil closed 1.15% higher while Gold closed flat.
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