With US markets (stocks, bonds, futures) closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day today's wrap is the headline bullets only. Market movement was subdued.
- New Zealand house prices fall 0.3% in December
- US stocks closed today but earnings will pick up this week
- Brent touches the cycle high as we reach the make-or-break point
- Bitcoin slips through $42,000 in 3% decline as we wait for the next big move
- Xi warns of serious spillovers due to U-turn in developed market monetary policy
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- USD/JPY extends after Friday's rebound. What to watch for
- Bank of Canada Q4 business outlook survey hits highest level on record
- Reminder: US stock markets closed for holiday today
- Tianjin may soon reveal whether there has been a strategy change in China covid containment
- Canada November factory new orders +3.0%
EUR/USD, and pretty much all the major FX pairs, tracked largely sideways since Europe/UK close:
