The bears talk China’s manipulated currency

As data is AI’s fuel, the growing demand for generative AI solutions creates a significant need for specialized software and hardware to support the capture, storage, and processing of massive amounts of data.

Rising bond yields weighed on stocks throughout the week, as economic data pointed toward a potential need for further rate hikes. China’s flailing economic recovery and warnings of potential bank downgrades added to the market’s woes.

China’s strategy, Fed inflation targeting, emerging market contagion, end of new stimulus, and the Ukraine conflict were all on our radar last year, and some of them weighed on markets at times in 2023.

When stock prices break lower, it’s a good time to review common terms