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Global Markets this week: Diplomacy, Oil Shock & Growth Fears

Global Markets this week: Diplomacy, Oil Shock & Growth Fears

Global financial markets are entering a highly sensitive week shaped by diplomacy, inflation concerns, energy disruptions, and slowing growth fears. Investors will closely track Donald Trump’s visit to China, developments in the Middle East conflict, major economic data releases from the United…

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