Market Focus Daily: Friday, January 31, 2025

Global shares drift today, reflecting on relatively strong earnings from tech bellwethers; The dollar lifts and gold prices reach record highs; Global markets price in fewer rate cuts for the year and the BOJ must maintain loose monetary policy.
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