Euro has been unable to gain traction against major G10 peers suggesting mounting downside risk. The rationale seems clear for bearish sentiment. Incoming economic data, led by weakness in Germany has been troubling...
As Q4 earnings start to roll out, the best scenario is that companies acknowledge natural cyclical softening within the context of economic expansion and explain tailwinds in specific sectors or industries. Investors are likely to react positively...
As Brexit dominates headlines, it is not dominating investors. UK 2-year and 10-year gilt yields rose slightly to +0.825% and +1.287% (+2.46% and +2.30% percentage change) while the British pound remained almost untouched, bouncing by +0...
Chinese officials confirmed further monetary easing to support economic growth, including tax stimuli and credits – and this pleased investors...
Tonight will see the UK House of Commons vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement at about 7 pm London time. We expect a refusal. If May is rebuffed enough, we could see vote of no confidence against the government or May’s resignation...
As a vote on the EU Withdrawal Agreement nears, Prime Minister May’s proposal looks likely to lose. Despite her efforts to wring concessions from Brussels, Members of Parliament are overwhelmingly against her Brexit option...
US-Chinese trade talks ended and optimism about the outcome sent the Chinese yuan higher and the US dollar lower yesterday afternoon...
One week before the House of Commons is expected to debate and vote on the Withdrawal Agreement, it seems clear that the likelihood of seeing UK MPs voting in favor of May’s divorce deal as rather low...
Global trade, earnings downgrades, Brexit, and Fed policy cast a long shadow, but at the same time, there are signs that point to opportunities. US-Chinese trade talks ended and optimism about the outcome sent the Chinese yuan high and the US dollar lower yesterday afternoon...
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(11 JANUARY 2019)DAILY MARKET BRIEF 1:Asian shares marking weekly gains as trade talks will continue
Asian markets have been closing in positive territory as US and Chinese mid-level officials closed a three-day session in Beijing in good, progressing ways. Investors gained confidence as trade talks are expected to extend, with the advent of China Vice Premier Liu He in Washington in January...
Stock markets are on the ‘wall of worry’ over various events. After initial excitement that US and Chinese representatives talked trade for three days, the lack of apparent progress and the silence from the participants are pushing investors towards caution. Has a truce been reached...
Equities are rallying on optimism that the US-China trade dispute might be resolved. A scheduled two days of negotiation was extended by a third day, suggesting things are going well...
Britain’s parliament is back from holiday, and next week the House of Commons is expected to debate and vote on the European Union Withdrawal Agreement...
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has revised Switzerland’s economic forecast downward: GDP growth eased to 2.6% in 2018 (estimated 2.9% in September), while in 2019 the economy should expand 1.5% (estimated 2% in September...
Asian shares roared, after the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced on Friday plans to cut its reserve requirement ratio by 1%, with a reduction of 50 basis point on 15 and 25 January respectively, the first decrease since October 2018...
Equities are under pressure Friday, as concerns over Sino-American trade tensions, a US government shutdown (due Friday midnight local time), recent Fed rate hikes and reports of Chinese officials hacking the US are scaring investors. Oil prices are also absorbed in the downward spiral...
President Trump’s policy both in trade and foreign relations will hyper-drive China into a global superpower. The US-China relationship will remain fundamental to global equilibrium: if it crashes, the global economy would freefall and destroy asset valuations...
The Bank of England has no choice today but to maintain its monetary policy rate, unchanged since August 2018. Following the vote of no confidence from last Tuesday and convincing talks with the EU relating to the Irish backstop, the BoE will not move...
