With geopolitical risks in the Middle East relatively balanced, markets focused on the Fed's hawkish messages and Nvidia's record earnings report. Next week, US employment data, European inflation data, and domestic growth figures will determine market direction.
In global equity markets, during a week marked by relatively calm geopolitical developments, statements from US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, key macroeconomic data, and signals from Nvidia's earnings report influenced pricing, while attention is now focused on the US non-farm payrolls data to be released next week.