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A global selloff in stocks eased in Asian hours as U.S. equity-index futures, Treasury yields, and cryptocurrencies were all lower overnight. The Nasdaq was down 4%, the S&P 500 was down 2.7%, and the Dow Jones fell 2.08%. The S&P closed below the 200-day moving average at 5,735, with support seen at 5,400—the low from September '24. It would take a brave person to buy this dip immediately.

Inflation is back on the agenda this week. We get to see US CPI data for February on Wednesday and PPI on Thursday. Why is this important? This will be the first full month of data under the administration of President Donald Trump since his re-election.

A big day today—Non-Farm Payrolls are coming at a crucial time with elevated uncertainty, the S&P 500 testing below the 200 MDA, and Powell set to speak this afternoon. Trump is signalling that he is not focused on U.S. equity performance as he maintains his hard stance on tariffs, but many investors believe policies will be reversed if further market pain ensues.