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Key events:         UK – Retail Sales (MoM) (Jan) This week we saw a lot of important economic data updates for the market. The most important of them was data on inflation, both consumer and industrial. The picture, as it may seem at first sight, is rather bad for risky instruments, but the market is holding on, and in some places, it is even growing. So has the U.S. economy lost its influence on the stock market? New Economic Data On Tuesday we were presented with new data on consumer inflation.

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Key events:       Australia – Retail Sales (MoM) (Dec)   Canada – GDP (MoM) (Nov) USA – CB Consumer Confidence (Jan)   New Zealand – Employment Change (QoQ) (Q4)  U.S. stocks are steadily declining Monday as last week's momentum wears off ahead of this week's week of important central bank meetings. Another critical Fed meeting is looming, which could prompt some investors to position for a "higher rates for longer" regime as recession fears ease and global growth shows signs of picking up again.