Overview: The eventful week has begun off slowly. After Wall Street's best week in four months underpinned Asian equities, where all the markets but Thailand, advanced, led by the nearly 2.5% rally in Shanghai. Note that New Zealand's S&P/NZX 50 rose to new record highs. European bourses are firmer, and the Dow Jones Stoxx has edged to a new high for the year, with the help of materials and energy. Benchmark 10-year yields are mostly firmer, though the US yield remains below 2.60% after disappointing industrial output/manufacturing production were reported before the weekend. The dollar