We start 2023 with Wael Makarem, Senior Market Strategist MENA at broker Exness. Wael's extensive market knowledge takes us from EU monetary policy to commodity and crypto prices for the year ahead, to the reopening of China and investment opportunities in the GCC.\n\nGet our free newsletter on market movers at www.thearmchairtrader.com\n\nIf there are companies you would like the Armchair Trader to feature in future episodes reach us on www.thearmchairtrader.com\n\n1.00 Will crypto come back this year, post-FTX?\n4.42 Is crypto correlated to other markets?\n7.03 Gold price rallying\n9.36 The oil price\n12.44 EU and US monetary policy this year?\n16.11 Forex trends in 2023\n18.05 Japan Central Bank moves\n21.01 China reopening and the effect on the markets\n24.43 IPOs and activity in Middle East markets\n27.37 More investment opportunities within the GCC