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Investors in buoyant mood despite trade tariffs Investors continue to brush off the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China, along with negative Brexit developments in Salzburg, with stocks in Europe trading higher to end the week. Another winning day would cap a very good week for stock markets, with the Dow and S&P…
Investors take tariffs in their stride, focused on White House response It’s been a positive start to trading in Europe on Thursday as investors continue to shrug off the latest tariffs from the US and China. US futures are currently trading flat and failing to take much of a lead from across the pond. Investors…
Ball back in Trump’s court as China responds with counter-tariffs Markets are taking new tariffs between the US and China in their stride again on Wednesday, with stocks in Europe and futures in the US looking quite flat ahead of the open on Wall Street. The latest tit-for-tat between Washington and Beijing has been on…
Irrational exuberance? YUAN EM Asia currencies The Yuan Could be little more than a case of irrational exuberance as the markets have completely latched on to Premier Li Keqiang comments which, at the World Economic Forum, said China would not devalue the currency to stimulate exports and as one would expect the Australian dollar is…
China responded to the latest US tariffs with tariffs of their own of between 5-10% on $60 billion worth of American imports. Looking at markets, you’d think nothing had happened! Dow at eight-month high After an early wobble, the index powered 0.7% higher to close at its highest level since January, helped by gains…
Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam discusses the key market themes from the summer – most notably US tariffs and Brexit – and the events to watch out for this week. Craig also gives his live analysis on EURUSD (17:48), GBPUSD (21:36), EURGBP (24:42), AUDUSD (25:44), USDCAD (28:33), GBPCAD (31:02), NZDUSD (32:41), USDJPY (34:16), GBPJPY (35:25)…
Investors await new Chinese tariffs It’s been a mixed start to the week in financial markets as investors await a possible announcement of new tariffs on China which could come as early as today. The ongoing conflict between the US and China continues to be a primary driver of market sentiment, with investors concerned about…
What to expect from a not-so-super Thursday Thursday has the potential to be another interesting day in the markets, with interest rate decisions due from both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. It’s not often that we hear from two major central banks on the same day, let alone around the same…
China using Russia to get at the US as trade tensions rise US futures are trading relatively unchanged ahead of the open on Wednesday, taking the lead from Europe where markets have been quite calm early in the day. It’s been an uneventful day in financial markets so far, with only low level data being…
Has cable bottomed or more volatility to come? The pound is rallying on Monday and for the second time in a couple of weeks, it’s the EU chief Brexit negotiator – Michel Barnier – that’s responsible. Sterling has become very sensitive to positive Brexit news over the last couple of weeks, having spiked on a…
