This past week saw eventful moves in markets, largely driven by central bank actions. The most unexpected was the Swiss National Bank's decision to reduce rates, going against the broader trend. However, this did not have a major impact on markets overall.

Despite a relatively calm week in global markets, the focus was on higher-than-expected inflation figures.

Global markets were relatively flat this week after an initial dip, recovering slightly towards the end of the week.

Global markets were mixed this week as investors digested the latest economic data and corporate earnings results.

Markets gyrated last week as hotter-than-expected US inflation data sparked an initial tech rout before recovering. Meanwhile better-than-feared earnings results and recession-resilient emerging markets outperformed.