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Asia-Pacific markets traded lower on Monday amid unrest in China over its continued zero-Covid policy and a growing number of cases reported in the nation.

For a long time, Ottawa has closely followed Washington in international affairs, mainly to preserve the hegemonic interests of the United States. Given its geographic proximity and kinship with the US, it is little wonder that Canada would care so much about its neighbor's interests, even sacrificing its own interests in some cases. In contrast, Washington, on its part, makes far more complicated calculations.

European markets were muted on Friday to close out an otherwise upbeat week.

U.S. stock futures inched cautiously higher on Friday ahead of a shortened trading session.

European markets were muted on Friday to close out an otherwise upbeat week.

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Dislocated markets are often fertile hunting grounds for short sellers. But fund managers are still cagey over publicly stating exposure.

European shares dropped on Wednesday, snapping a three-day rally as investors tempered expectations of central banks toning down their hawkish stance on inflation, with declining business activity in the region fuelling fears of an economic downturn.

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European shares tumbled on Thursday as relief from the Bank of Englands bond buy-back plan to soothe distressed markets fizzled out, while grim inflation data from Germany fed fears about soaring prices and aggressive central bank moves.