■ The S&P hits 2,500 before falling back to 2,000. Core view: the S&P 500 rises to 2,350 mid-year before falling to 2,300.
■ EURUSD hits 0.90, before strengthening to end the year at 1.20. Core view: Credit Suisse's house view sees the euro declining to 1.03 on a three-month view and down to 1.00 on a 12-month view.
■ Chinese GDP growth slows to 5% and with it the RmB weakens to 8. Core view: 6.8% GDP growth in 2017 and the RmB weakens to 7.33 at year-end.
■ A Le Pen victory in France's presidential election. Core view: Francois Fillon becomes president.
■ European defensives outperform by 15%. Core view: we are a small underweight of defensives, though we did add to them in our Outlook.
■ President Trump's policies disappoint the market. Core view: corporate taxes will be cut, inflation expectations rise and protectionist policies toned down.
■ The oil price hits $75pb by end 2017. Core view: The oil price will rise to $62 by the end of the year.
■ The Nikkei rises to 25,000. Core view: we have a mid-year target for the Nikkei of 20,500.
■ The European pharma sector underperforms by another 10%. Core view: we are overweight pharma and believe it can outperform modestly from Q2 this year.
■ US 10-year Treasury yields hit 4%. Core view: CS US rates strategists have a 3% year-end target.