- Concerns over rising inflation countered global central banks' commitment to keeping monetary policy accommodating, sending European markets up with the dollar. Investors anticipated the upcoming US employment report before reassessing their rate-hike expectations.

- After the underlying gauges established new records on Thursday, futures on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 indexes surged along with the Stoxx 600 index in Europe, which reached a new high. Treasury rates on longer maturities have fallen. Oil prices continued to rise as OPEC+ rejected US calls for increased supply.

- Markets were bracing for an earlier-than-expected rate rise until the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of England all pushed back on those expectations throughout the week. The Fed has started withdrawing stimulus, but chair Jerome Powell also showed a willingness to maintain growth even if it means risking overheating. Unless the US jobs report surprises, an impasse between markets and authorities may deepen.

- US Energy Secretary Granholm: Biden wants to speak more on the possibility of a future SPR release.

- RTE's Connelly: There is growing anticipation that the UK would invoke Article 16.

- Money markets no longer expect the Bank of England rate to be 1% in 2022.

- BoE Gov. Bailey: Interest rates will have to rise at some time; We will not be reverting back to 4-5% rates.

- ECB's de Guindos: The decision of what to do following the end of PEPP in March 2022 will be made in December this year.

- ECB's de Guindos: Inflation in the euro zone will fall next year, although not as much as projected owing to second-round effects.

- China: People who support Taiwanese independence will be denied entry to the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau.