Asian shares continue down, after Canadian authorities confirmed the arrest of Huawei Technologies’ CFO Wanzhou Meng on charges of violating the USA’s sanctions on exports to Iran. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped by 1.91% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s CSI 300 declined 2.47% and 2...
Trading in positive territory since the beginning of December and following a drop of 22% in November, oil prices appear on the verge of a comeback, as OPEC’s meeting in Vienna kicks off. The market expects an output cut of 1 million barrels/day (current production: 33.13 million bpd...
Ahead of next Tuesday’s vote on Brexit, we expect the British pound to remain under pressure and highly sensitive to headlines. Short-term, we expect EUR/GBP, currently trading at 0.8906, to head along 0.8889. Parliamentary debate has intensified. Support for Prime Minister May is weakening...
Asian equities tumbled, partially erasing gains from Monday’s euphoria over what seemed to be a trade truce between China and the USA. Hardest hit is the Hong Kong Hang Seng index, -1.62%, while Australian ASX 200 and South Korean Kospi declined by 0.78% and 0.62...
Asian equities lost steam, as optimism over US-China trade softens. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is closing at -2.39% while Australian ASX 200 and South Korean Kospi indexes closed at -1.01% and -0.12% respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng improved by +0.29% while China mainland CSI 300 gained +0.21...
Switzerland’s headline inflation missed expectation in November. The consumer price index rose only 0.9%y/y, following an uptick of 1.1% in the previous month, while market participants anticipated an increase of 1%y/y. This is the lowest reading since April 2018, when inflation rose 0.8%y/y...
The US Federal Reserve Bank has not put an end to its rate-hike cycle, it is just moving away from well-telegraphed moves. After eight hikes over the last three years, the Fed is at an inflection point against the backdrop of slowing global growth and weaker inflation pressures...
On the verge of closing the week in positive territory following two negative weeks, European equities are trading in negative territory. Investors hope a deal on the Italian budget is coming, as the Italian lower house of parliament is expected to vote on 3-4 December on the 2019 budget plan...
Will the US Federal Reserve Bank ease up on its interest-rate hikes? Yesterday’s speech by Fed chief Jerome Powell seemed to suggest that – and it set markets aflame. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 gained 2.50% and 2...
It seems that investor sentiment is turning more and more optimistic. Asian shares, have turn positive with both Hong Kong and China mainland indices turning into green. The USD also gained strength, with the dollar index at 97.51 (+0...
Asian equities slumped slightly following US President Donald Trump’s warning of new tariffs against China, a few days before he meets the Chinese president. The HK Hang Seng closing -0.17%, followed by Chinese blue chips CSI 300 -0...
US President Donald Trump says he will impose USD 200 billion tariffs effective from 1 January 2019, if the Chinese government does not make concessions at the upcoming G20 summit in Buenos Aires...
Closing in negative territory during the previous week's trading session - amid growing worries over a potential breakthrough in US-China trade discord and fears of a growth slowdown in Asia - Asian stock markets have been rising higher, despite uncertainties relating to a potential easing of tra...
The pound rose by 0.77% following yesterday’s announcement of a Brexit deal, but there is a long road yet ahead to ratification. The 27 European Union member states will vote on Sunday 25 November: a yes is expected, even though Spain is threatening to veto over Gibraltar...
The bear market in crude started early October 2018 and is not ending. The 6 December 2018 OPEC meeting in Vienna will be a key event: the group of 15 could decide to either cut production in the range of 1.4 million barrels per day or stick with the current production plan...
President Xi Jinping’s meeting in Manila, Philippines, the first Chinese state visit in the region in 13 years, is expected to tighten the relationship between the Pacific neighbors...
Swiss exports have been growing fast, thanks to a rebound in Swiss exporting industries. Key support for the recovery are chemical and pharma products, which reached CHF 9 billion in exports for October, adding CHF 937 million of trade surplus. In total, the trade balance is estimated at CHF 2...
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Swiss exports have been growing fast, thanks to a rebound in Swiss exporting industries. Key support for the recovery are chemical and pharma products, which reached CHF 9 billion in exports for October, adding CHF 937 million of trade surplus. In total, the trade balance is estimated at CHF 2...
