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• Technology volatility broadened the market debate, while lower Treasury yields and resilient activity partially offset persistent inflation and housing weakness. 
• Firmer inflation and fiscal uncertainty strengthened expectations for tighter policy, even as mixed labour and business data signalled fragile growth. 
• Fiscal stress, higher energy costs and uneven earnings kept European markets selective, while tighter financial conditions complicated the central-bank outlook.
• China’s uneven growth, Japan’s policy normalisation and renewed energy risks created divergent outcomes across Asian and global markets.