🌅 Morning Update (13.01.2025) 📉 Asia-Pacific Indices: Markets in the region are off to a weaker start, reacting to Friday’s US stock market decline following strong jobs data (NFP): 🇨🇳 Chinese indices (CH50cash, CHN.cash, HK.cash) are flat, trading around 0.0%. 🇯🇵 Japan's JP225 is down 0.95% to 38,420 points. 🇸🇬 Singapore’s SG20cash drops 0.22%. 🇦🇺 Australia’s AU200cash slides 0.59%. 📉 European Futures: Futures point to a lower open in Europe: 🇩🇪 DAX: -0.30% 🇬🇧 UK100: -0.20% 🇪🇺 EU50: -0.40% 💵 Dollar & Yields Pressure: The US Dollar Index climbs 0.20% to 109.693, its highest since November 2022. US 10-year Treasury yields hit 4.76%, their highest since October 2023. 📉 US Index Futures: Continuing last week’s losses, the US market remains under pressure. 📊 ECB Update: 🇪🇺 Philip Lane (ECB Chief Economist) expects economic recovery and better consumption in 2025, hinting at monetary easing. Diverging ECB and Fed policies are dragging EUR/USD down 0.30% to 1.02171. 📅 Key Focus of the Week: All eyes on the US CPI report this Wednesday. Higher inflation could sustain current market dynamics. 🛢️ Oil: Tighter US and UK sanctions on 🇷🇺 Russian oil are fueling price hikes. Crude oil gains 2.00% today to $81.33/barrel. 🏦 Fed Rate Expectations: Markets now predict rate cuts only in Q4 2025, with just ~26 basis points priced for the year. 💰 Bitcoin: BTC faced weekend resistance at $95,000, sliding 0.65% to $93,800 as market sentiment weakens. Stay tuned for mid-day updates! 🚀