* Leaders of Russia and China meet at Olympics in Beijing, denounce US pressure
* Global growth in January slowed “notably” in January via PMI survey data
* Bank of England lifted interest rates, again, to fight inflation
* ECB president Lagarde hints at faster policy tightening amid high inflation
* Meta (Facebook) loses $250 billion in market value amid weak earnings results
* Amazon shares soar on strong revenue gain in Q4
* Eurozone retail sales fell more than expected in December
* US jobless claims fell for a second week, hinting at softer Omicron blowback
* Factory orders in US fell 0.4% in December, in line with expectations
* US ISM Services Index continued to fall in January, reflecting slower growth: