Platinum prices surged to 10-month highs after investors turned their attention to the precious metal as an alternative to the seemingly overbought palladium. Chinese equities enjoyed sizeable inflows as government stimulus and trade optimism acted as catalysts to a comeback of economic growth. Crude oil’s remarkable 2019 run spurred interest in leveraged bets while Europe’s common currency is confined by ECB’s dovish approach. Check our previous trends edition at Trending: Palladium Continues Record Run as Supply Worries Intensify.