Go-go The US had an absolutely fantastic jobs report Euro zone retail sales growth is trending at a nippy pace So-so Russian inflation is high but not getting much higher The US trade deficit shrank thanks to fewer imports The Reserve Bank of Australia didn’t cut rates to make mortgages more affordable The kwacha got a needed boost after the Bank of Zambia raised rates Chinese reserves might be falling in the mainland, but Hong Kong’s just hit a new record Oh no Brazilian inflation keeps going higher… …and Brazilian industrial production keeps going lower South Korea trade conditions continue to deteriorate