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Optimism on renewed US-China trade talks buoys markets Euro advance halts; USD moves higher Signs indicate China is propping up the yuan ahead of trade negotiations Bond shorts hit new record, as...

Unemployment is 4% in the UKLast seen when Derby County won the league, Harold Wilson was PM and ‘Make me smile (come up and see me)’ topped the charts. We’re practically German...

While European markets closed lower for the third successive week on Friday, US markets continued to diverge with their highest weekly close since January on reports that this week’s China/US...

Geopolitics is likely to remain in focus this week as the currency crisis in Turkey is still ongoing. The slump in the Turkish lira is on traders’ minds as the fear of contagion into the...

Risk Appetite Improves As US - Chinese Trade Talks Move Into FocusSigns of a de-escalation of the trade war between the US and China offered some relief to the markets at the end of last week. Whilst...

Flash August PMI data released for Japan, the US and Eurozone Thailand GDP and trade data updates Taiwan trade numbers eyed for Asian export trends FOMC, RBA and ECB meeting minutes Flash PMI surveys...

A $15bn rescue package from Qatar, and a limited package of exchange controls in limiting banks’ ability to take out short positions has bought the Turkish lira some brief respite in the last...

American economic developments are as critical as US-Turkey relations. Today’s report on retail sales is expected to show a 0.4% monthly rise in July. Consumer fundamentals continue to improve,...

Risk Appetite Rebounds Lifting Wall Street, Euro, EM’sA combination of bullish earnings from Walmart (NYSE:WMT), the continued strengthening of the Turkish Lira and new trade talks between China...

SummaryWalmart’s resounding Q2 beat underpins rebounding sentiment. Walmart (NYSE:WMT), Macy’s FOMO The biggest U.S. retailer easily outpaced Wall Street low expectations, across...

Stock markets had a strong finish yesterday over renewed hopes of a resolution to the trade spat between the US and China. The announcement that negotiations between the two countries will reconvene...

After several days of losses, European markets have opened slightly higher this morning, on reports out of Beijing that the US and China were set to sit down for a new round of discussions at the end...

Stock markets in Europe and the US finished firmly lower on the session, and the former fared the worst of the two. The deteriorating state of global politics is weighing on the markets, and...

Markets Rebound As Qatar InvestsConcerns over China’s economic health and the precarious state of the Turkish financial system and what the implications could be for global markets ensured a...