It was a strong week for most equity markets around the world, although a couple stood out as big underperformers

PPI and CPI for December came in cooler than expected and sent risk assets higher while bond yields plummeted

The US continued to show who’s boss, inflation in Europe continued to pick up, while the Chinese economy continued to slow down

US equities fell on stronger-than-expected economic data while European markets rose

Overview of the major equity indices and forex pairs

Happy New Year, everyone!