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Trade conflicts are dominating markets again overnight, with India and Switzerland in the spotlight, while secondary sanctions loom large. Secondary sanctions will apply to those who trade with Russia, namely China, India and other BRICS nations.
Read more →Global equities surged to open the new trading week, as the storm over Labour Statistics blew over in the US, while trade tariff levels were also digested. The market turmoil from last week has dissipated and focus now turns to digesting the new global trade environment.
Read more →US Equity Markets tumbled on Friday, following a big miss on the Non-Farm Payroll number and a big revision lower, for the previous two months. Trump fired the head of Labour market statistics, following the announcement, due to political manipulation of the important statistics.
Read more →The US tariff deadline expires today, with many major trading partners signed up, while a few major trading partners remain recalcitrant. Many of lesser players will be subject to imposed deals.
Read more →The Fed left rates unchanged, as expected, defying the Trump administration. The cracks are starting to show though, with two Fed Governors dissenting on the vote, urging other members to cuts rates now.
Read more →Markets are trading with confidence, following the announcement of the ‘biggest trade deal ever’, the EU/US Trade Agreement. China negotiations with the US ended in Stockholm, with no result, but a probable extension of an interim agreement is likely.
Read more →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.
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