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The week that just ended, March 14-18, 2022, was a very positive week for the markets, which ended the week with gains across the board.

In the following graph we can appreciate and compare the behavior of the S&P 500, the NASDAQ and the IPC of the BMV (Mexican Stock Market), indices, and the average Dow Jones. The most representative of the US and Mexican markets.

We can see how the week started with a bearish impulse, which improved a little on Tuesday the 15th, but still with a lot of caution.

On Wednesday, upward optimism began to predominate, supported in part by the announcement of a rate hike by the FED, an increase that was in line with what analysts expected. This start of optimism, as can be seen, was countered at the close by the bears.

Thursday and Friday optimism was fixed in the mood of investors and its trend was decidedly bullish. Allowing the Stock Markets to close a positive week.

Among the reasons for this close to the upside is:

•     A feeling that there may be progress in the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
•     That the Fed's rate hike was in line with expectations.
•     A possible coverage of short positions that caused a high volume of operations on Thursday and Friday.

For the next few days, the volatility linked to geopolitical events and economic variables such as inflation and growth is expected to continue.