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Holiday-Induced Breather and Focus on Interest Rate Shift At the start of the week , calm dominates the scene in the US markets. The exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq, remain closed due to Presidents' Day. The US bond market and over-the-counter trading are also at a standstill, leading to thin trading volumes globally—further exacerbated by the holiday-induced closure of the markets in mainland China in celebration of the Lunar New Year. However, the sentiment remains fundamentally positive Following the...