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Key events: UK - GDP (QoQ) (Q1) UK - BoE MPC Member Pill Speaks USA - FOMC Member Bowman Speaks USA - Michigan Consumer Sentiment Thursday marked another positive day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, extending its winning streak to seven consecutive sessions. Investor optimism surged across all three major US indices, buoyed by encouraging weekly jobless claims data that fueled speculation of potential interest-rate cuts.

Key events: Eurozone - HCOB Eurozone Services PMI (Apr) Switzerland - SNB Board Member Jordan Speaks USA - FOMC Member Williams Speaks The S&P 500 experienced a robust surge on Friday, driven by a notable uptick in tech stocks led by Apple. This rally coincided with the release of data indicating that job gains in April fell short of expectations, fueling speculation that the Federal Reserve might initiate interest rate cuts sooner rather than later.

Key events:  USA - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Eurozone - Industrial Production (MoM) (Nov) Eurozone - Trade Balance (Nov) Canada - Wholesale Sales (MoM) (Nov) Canada - BoC Business Outlook Survey On Friday, US stocks closed with minimal changes, fluctuating between slight gains and losses. Mixed bank earnings offset the impact of cooler-than-expected inflation data, which had initially fueled optimism for potential interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

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 Key events: USA - S&P Global Services PMI (Sep)                             US stocks faced a decline, while Treasury yields rose following the Federal Reserve's indication of maintaining higher interest rates, including a potential increase later this year. Interest rate-sensitive mega-cap stocks, notably Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Inc, exerted downward pressure on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, pushing them to their lowest closing levels since June.

Key events:   USA - Initial Jobless Claims   USA - Crude Oil Inventories On Wednesday, global stock indices faced a decline, while the benchmark US Treasury yield saw an increase, and the US dollar reached a six-month high. This was prompted by robust US services sector data, which suggested that inflation pressures are persisting.

Key events:   Australia - RBA Interest Rate Decision (Sep) Eurozone - ECB President Lagarde Speaks USA - Factory Orders (MoM) (Jul)   Eurozone - ECB's De Guindos Speaks In the evening hours of Monday, US stock futures exhibited a mixed trend, as the major indices were closed for the Labor Day public holiday. Dow Jones Futures and S&P 500 Futures both experienced a 0.1% decline, whereas Nasdaq 100 Futures remained flat.

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Key events:   Canada - New Housing Price Index (MoM) (Jul) On Friday, the US stock market presented a mixed picture, reflecting a situation where signs of resilience in the US economy are simultaneously fueling concerns about the prolonged maintenance of elevated interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average demonstrated a modest rise of 30 points, equivalent to a 0.1% increase. Conversely, the S&P 500 experienced a slight dip of 0.2%, and the NASDAQ Composite saw a more notable decrease of 0.5%.