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Investor sentiment was little changed last week, remaining negative in the US, global developed and global emerging markets; becoming slightly more positive in Europe and Japan; turning bearish in Asia ex-Japan; and staying bearish in China.

Investor sentiment ended little changed from the previous week, signalling a pause in the recent recovery from a bearish sentiment in October.

Investor sentiment continued to improve across all markets we follow, driven higher by a trifecta of ‘better-than-feared’ news on corporate earnings, lower inflation, and the US midterm election results.

Investor sentiment remained very negative last week in all markets we track, with US, Japanese and Chinese investors ending the week bearish.

Investor sentiment staged a mild recovery last week in all markets we track, still ending negative but no longer as bearish as the previous week.

Investor sentiment ended last week bearish in all markets we track for the second week in a row. Investors seem no longer hopeful of a central bank pivot in November or December, and continue to implement risk-averse strategies.

Investor sentiment ended the week deeply bearish in all markets we track except China, which managed to recover (just) to very negative levels by Friday.

Investor sentiment ended last week bearish in every market we track for the first time since March of this year.

Investor sentiment ended last week negative in all markets we track, with investors in global developed markets, Asia ex-Japan and China remaining bearish. Sentiment in the US, developed Europe, and Japan, stopped short of becoming bearish but remains very negative.

Investor sentiment has been on a declining path since late August in all markets we track, except in global emerging markets where the decline started only recently.

Investor sentiment continued to improve in all markets we track, except China and global emerging markets, which ended the week flat versus the previous week on geopolitical concerns. Sentiment is now moderately positive in all developed markets, while emerging markets and Asia ex-Japan remain close to neutral, lacking conviction one way or the other.

Investor sentiment continued to recover in the US, Europe and global developed markets, ending the week positive in all three. Sentiment remains negative among investors in global emerging markets, Japan and Asia ex-Japan, with the latter falling back into a bearish mood.