North America
- Liquidity has improved. Bid/ ask spreads in corporate bonds have tightened.
- Cautious week ahead of Q1 earnings. Manufacturing data April 3, employment data April 7
- In primary equities: IPOs in Financials and Tech on Nasdaq
EMEA
- Liquidity is still poor across assets. Lower volumes in equities and volatility fell by 4.2%
- Corporate bonds saw no major spikes or dips
- Primary equities: looks like a quiet week for IPOs
APAC
- Moderate liquidity, equities were up and volatility rose by 2.1% across financials
- Manufacturing data from China on April 3 and Inflation data from Australia on April 4
- In primary equities: a few IPOs in Tech, Communications, and Real Estate on JPX
