President Xi Jinping accuses the U.S. of hampering China’s development while Foreign Minister Qin Gang says the two nations could be on course for confrontation. January and February import and export data out of Beijing comes in weak as China’s exit from zero-Covid restrictions is hobbled by supply chain bottlenecks and slowdown concerns. BofA CEO Brian Moynihan and JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon are both cautious about the U.S. economic forecast ahead of this week’s Congress testimonies by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. And Down Under, the RBA increases rates by 25bps but softens its forward guidance.

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