5 world market themes for the week ahead

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South Korea's exports hit a record in May, growing at the fastest pace in over 40 years driven by AI-fueled chip demand, while China tightened outbound investment controls and its manufacturing PMI showed slower expansion. Venture capital is rotating toward hardware and physical AI infrastructure as software margins compress, and macro uncertainty rises ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs report — key input for Fed rate expectations.