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The EU agreed to a huge trade deal, with the USA, described as the biggest ever! This gives market certainty and was thus a positive but was widely panned as a terrible deal for the EU.
Read more →US equity markets closed out the week, testing record highs, as market confidence surges. Trade agreements are coming in ‘fast and furious’.
Read more →Asian markets were bolstered by trade agreements, now across major Countries, including Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Equity markets are bouncing around record highs across Asia, Europe and America.
Read more →Global equity markets surged overnight, following confirmation of a trade deal between the USA and Japan.
Read more →The Philippines are the latest nation to confirm a trade deal with the USA, with a visit to the Whitehouse and well inside the August 1st deadline. This was further good news for the administration and adds pressure on hold-out nations, especially the EU.
Read more →Trade negotiations continue to dominate global markets, adding some downward pressure to the US Dollar. The EUR is headed back towards 1.1700, with an EU team negotiating hard in Washington, to secure a trade deal before the hard August 1st deadline. The GBP also gained some ground, moving up to 1.
Read more →Trade dominated markets in the week gone by, although some positive economic data, came from the US consumer. Retail Sales jumped higher than expected and the University of Michigan Economic Sentiment report was also stronger than expected.
Read more →US markets turned positive overnight, following some strong Retail Sales numbers, released overnight. Retail Sales surged 0.6% for June and 3.9% per annum, showing the strength of the consumer in a largely consumer driven economy.
Read more →Asian equity markets headed south overnight, with notable individual exceptions, those being trading nations with trade agreements with the USA. Indonesian markets rallied, following confirmation, of the US deal.
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