S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico Market
The development of ceasefire talks regarding the war in the Middle East will remain the driver of market movements, with current agreements proving fragile and energy exports from the region not yet normalized. Producer prices in the US will take the data spotlight in the US, quantifying the initial impact of the surge in energy prices for goods producers. In Europe, trade figures and industrial production are also awaited. A busy week in China will feature its GDP, trade figures, industrial production, retail sales, unemployment, housing prices, and credit aggregates. Meanwhile, major financial companies in the US will release earnings, including JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and BlackRock. Elsewhere, TSMC and ASML will set the latest guidance for AI. On the politics front, elections in Hungary are due to shape the policy direction of the EU. Lastly, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund will hold spring meetings.
