Markets Week Ahead: Gold, Nasdaq, US Dollar; Earnings, US PCE, Euro Area and US GDP

The US dollar rose slightly while global equity markets ended largely flat in the past week as a positive start to the earnings season has been overshadowed by concerns that central banks may not be done with tightening just yet. Key focus on a raft of earnings in the coming week. Plus, US and Euro area Q1 GDP, US core PCE index, Australia Q1 inflation, and the Bank of Japan interest rate decision.