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Markets could be in for a relatively quieter week on the data front. With the US Fed expected to pause hiking rates, inflation moderating in recent months, and US economic growth showing signs of resilience, optimism has been running high in equities.

An AI-fueled frenzy drove the Nasdaq Composite higher as the Dow Jones sank. In the background, solid economic data is feeling Fed rate hikes again, sinking gold and boosting the US Dollar. What is in store for markets ahead?

US debt ceiling talks are likely to dominate sentiment in the coming week after some of the optimism scaled back after reports that debt ceiling talks have hit a roadblock. Fed speak is expected to continue after mixed remarks from officials last week.

Markets will be looking for cues from Fed Powell after hawkish remarks from Fed officials. With more evidence of weakness in China's recovery, worries regarding the US debt ceiling and US banking sector, positive drivers for markets are dwindling.

Key focus in the coming week is on US CPI data, the Bank of England interest rate decision, and China inflation and new yuan loans data. Also, 32 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report results for the first quarter.

Global equity markets ended mostly higher in the past week, led by the US, following better-than-expected earnings from big technology companies. Key focus in the coming week is on the Fed, ECB and RBA rate decisions, global PMI, and quarterly earnings.

The US dollar rose slightly while global equity markets ended largely flat in the past week as a positive start to the earnings season has been overshadowed by concerns that central banks may not be done with tightening just yet.

Global equity markets rose while the USD slipped in the past week on growing expectations that the US Fed is nearing the end of its tightening cycle. Key focus is on Euro area, UK, Japan, Canada, and NZ inflation data as the US earnings picks up steam.

To some, how markets performed in the first quarter might have come as a surprise. But, is price action deviating away from the fundamentals? What are the key markets to watch in Q2?

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has so far seen markets squarely focus on the upside of dovish central banks as the first quarter ended. Will markets continue having it easy in the second?