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At the end of the year, Chinese regulators revealed that they would increase foreign exchange market monitoring in 2022.
The Chinese government stated this week that in 2022 it would implement new fiscal policies that would be aimed at stabilising growth.
This week, the Dutch government announced that Apple's App Store had broken the country's competition laws.
The Chinese government announced this week that it would require local firms to get clearance from regulators before listing their stock outside China.
This week, new data revealed that retail sales had increased in Japan in November by 1.2% on a month-to-month basis.
Data published this week, revealed that industrial profits in China had grown by 9.00% on a year to year basis in November.
During early Monday's trading hours, the stock price of Tesla reached above the $1,100.00 mark, as the recovery from the December low had extended to 25.00%.
On Monday, the stock price for Advanced Micro Devices surged above the $148.50 mark. Recently, the shares of the company had regained almost 15.00% from the mid-December low level.
At the start of Monday's US trading hours, US 500 stock index reached all-time-high levels, as the day was started with a 0.42% surge.
MasterCard revealed on Monday that US holiday retail sales had increased by 8.5%, as online shopping grew.
As flights were being cancelled globally due to the spread of new coronavirus variant, crude oil prices declined.
On Monday, stock indices in Asia declined, as worries about the Omicron variant were blamed for ongoing price action.
This week, the Chinese government announced that it puts hopes on the US in regards to the creation of conditions for an expansion of trade between the two countries.
On Thursday, Tencent revealed that the company would pay out $16.4 in dividends via a distribution of the company's stake in JD.com.
The Chinese government announced this week that it would implement policies to help exporters during a potential decline of global trade.
On Friday, the Japanese government was set to reveal the country's biggest annual budget of 107.6 trillion Yen. The spending is set to counter the Covid19 pandemic.
This week, the Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda stated that a weak Japanese Yen could hurt the local consumers.
This week, the ECB Governing Council Member Robert Holzmann stated that the European Central Bank could raise rates at the end of 2022.
This week, global risk assets surged in value. The surge was attributed to a change in sentiment, as Omicron fears receded.
On Wednesday, Moody's rating agency assigned the top AAA credit rating to Apple, as the company had shown promises of growth.
This week, Wells Fargo announced that the bank would delay its planned return to work from offices due to the surge of Omicron cases.
On Wednesday, the President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan stated that the government had stopped the speculative games run by domestic and foreign forces.
On Wednesday, the stock price of Airbus surged by 4.01% or 4.28 EUR. The stock price surged above the previous December high level and reached levels not seen since November.