In this episode of our Week Ahead podcast series, we look at the main themes driving global markets over the coming week. In the US (01:12), we have Q4 GDP, January purchasing manager index (PMI) and key inflation data. In Europe (09:15), the focus will be on the ECB policy meeting, a German IFO report and PMI data. Then it’s the latest from Asia (12:29), with central bank meetings in Japan and Malaysia, the Korea Q4 GDP report, industrial production data for Taiwan and Singapore, and an inflation report in Singapore too.