In this regular series of weekend blogs on the major events in the world of global macro, the last blog of the month will reflect on the main themes of the whole month, not just the latest week. In January, rising inflation risks in the emerging markets dominated market behaviour and worries about unrest in the Middle East, and the wider impact of higher agricultural prices, replaced the European sovereign debt crisis as the main concern for global markets. Global equities and bonds were little changed during the month, but developed markets out-performed the emerging world. Global and US activity indicators remained encouraging, but the Fed showed no signs of an imminent change in its policy stance. Next week will see the publication of the US ISM and employment data, and the markets will doubtless stay focused on events in Egypt.
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