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Contagion fears ease, sending global equity markets higher while U.S. core CPI tops estimates, putting more pressure on the Fed in the wake of the SVB collapse. China reports a rebound in consumer spending while real estate investment continues to lag as Beijing's post-covid year gets off to a mixed start. Meta continues its "year of efficiency" announcing another 10,000 layoffs, cancelling thousands of open positions, and stopping low priority projects. And the UK gears up for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's first budget - expected to unveil key pension and childcare reforms, and push ahead with a controversial rise in corporation tax - which critics say will hit the recovery.

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