A currency tends to rise against its peers when its country contains the spread of the virus, and this is reflected in moves in the dollar, euro and yuan.

The world's second largest economy looks to have found its footing after tumbling like the rest of the world, but can China's growth be sustained in 2021?

The Russell 2000, a measure of small-cap US stocks in the Russell 3000 index, often outperforms the large-cap S&P 500 during times of economic turbulence.

Commodities from gold to oil to soybeans could be tested by factors such as inflation, pace of growth and weather patterns that might heighten volatility.

The health of the world's second largest economy is improving, lifted by a booming industrial sector. But debt levels are rising and exports are weakening.

Investor sentiment is conflicted between a swift economic recovery and slow, sluggish growth in 2021, with markets now at a mid-point of the two narratives.