Market closing: The week ends with Brent at $ 100 with red signs |

Despite moderate and cautious optimism at the start of the session, sentiment on Wall Street deteriorated sharply as the day progressed.

- Stock indices end the week in the negative, while Brent remains above $100.

-According to US macro data, inflation is stable, but economic growth is weak.

- The dollar is strengthening, and several raw materials and metals are declining.

- Stock market indexes ended the week negative, with Brent still above $100.

- US macro data shows stable inflation, but weak economic growth.

- The dollar strengthened, several raw materials and metals registers fell.

Despite moderate and cautious optimism at the beginning of the session, the mood on Wall Street deteriorated as the day progressed.Small initial gains turned into significant declines.The biggest losses were recorded by Nasdaq and Russell futures, which fell almost 0.8%.The S&P 500 and Dow Jones ended the week with slightly better, albeit negative declines of around 0.7 and 0.4 percent.

US decision to temporarily suspend sanctions against certain Russian oil tankers through Treasury DepartmentThe US administration's statements on the situation in Iran continue to be contradictory.However, a significant portion of the market seems to be clinging to the belief that the Pentagon is keeping the situation under control and that closing the Strait of Hormuz will not happen.

US macroeconomic data

PCE inflation was close to market expectations.Home PCE rose to 3.1%, while headline PCE moderated to 2.8%.Personal spending also exceeded forecasts, reaching 0.4% in January.

For its part, GDP for the fourth quarter was 0.7% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), half of the forecast of 1.4%.The slowdown was also reflected in durable goods orders, which registered 0% growth in January.

Adobe fell 6% after the company's CEO announced his intention to resign without naming a replacement.

Concerns about energy prices and possible interest rate hikes are putting downward pressure on European indices.The STOXX 600 ended the session with a loss of 0.6%.

British economic growth continues to slow to reach 0.8% year-on-year.UK industrial and manufacturing output also came in below expectations.In France, inflation was lower than expected, at 0.9% year-on-year.

Zalando shares rose 6% after strong results and better-than-expected guidance.

foreign exchange market

In the foreign exchange market, the US dollar is strengthening strongly as worries about inflation seem to outweigh fears about growth.

The New Zealand dollar (NZD) and Australian dollar (AUD) were among the worst performers against the greenback, falling around 1%.The euro, the Canadian dollar and the pound sterling fell by about 0.7 percent.

In agricultural commodities, wheat is up around 2%, while coffee is down more than 2%.In the energy sector, oil remains at high levels.Brent ends the week above $100 a barrel, while WTI is trading around $95.Natural gas (NATGAS) is down more than 3%.

Prices of industrial metals and precious metals fell.Among industrial metals, the biggest losses were aluminum (-2.8%) and nickel (-2% more).Among precious metals, platinum and silver fell the most by 4%.Silver (SILVER) is still around $80 an ounce, gold (ALT) is around $5,000, and platinum (PLATINUM) is still close to $2,000.

Risk sentiment seems to be positive in the crypto market.Bitcoin increased by more than 1% and tried to reach the $71,000 level.Ethereum increased by up to 1.7%, trading near $2,100.Solana is showing a better performance with a 3% increase and the price is around $88.

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