Executive Summary For investors navigating cross-border exposures, the week ahead offers a welcome pivot from macro uncertainty to policy clarity. US markets have spent three weeks consolidating—not collapsing—amid energy volatility and inflation stickiness, with the Federal Reserve widely expected to hit pause on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s tech heavyweights step into the earnings spotlight, providing concrete data points on China’s AI investment cycle and consumer resilience. Last Week’s Recap: Orderly Consolidation, Not Panic US equities extended a gentle three-week pullback, with the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ , $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ , and $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ regist