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Trump and Kim sign denuclearization agreement, but markets are underwhelmed Yen strengthens despite the seemingly positive US-NK summit Sterling rises ahead of key UK Parliament vote on...

It’s been a very interesting morning for financial markets, although the response in financial markets has been relatively muted under the circumstances.The Singapore summit with US President...

Volatility surrounding the possibility of four rate hikes in 2018 has been escalating A shift in one Fed member’s forecast from three to four will alter the median outlook Recent trade tensions...

Though they avoided any great losses, the European markets weren’t exactly rewarded for yesterday’s optimism, investors seemingly unimpressed by the flimsiness of the agreement struck...

Market OverviewThe initial suggestions coming out of the Trump/Kim summit in Singapore are that the meeting has gone well, and financial markets are breathing a sigh of relief. Whilst clearly there is...

Overnight President Trump met with Kim Jong-un of North Korea. The historic meeting is a milestone in the relationship between the two countries. The aim of the meeting is to build up trust between...

European Central Bank policymakers on Wednesday delivered confident assertions on the eurozone economy, strengthening market forecasts that the central bank will end its bond-buying scheme this year...

Global stocks trade higher, moving past this weekend's disastrous G7 summit Italy's PM gets nod of approval by EU officials, easing tensions around anti-euro plans Looming US-North Korea summit...

FTSE opens higher but Trump comments will keep markets on their toesThe positive start of the FTSE 100 this morning, up 0.39%, belied the tensions which will shape trading this week with trade strife...

President Trump left the G7 meeting in Quebec without backing an agreement to reduce barriers to trade and tariffs. Earlier in the summit, Mr Trump announced that the group should promote tariff-free...

A reversal of fortune in the service sector should hair a return to business as usual for the UK economy.Pressure building. Confidence returned to the UK service industry in May with its PMI reaching...

Despite spending last Friday in a state of anxious anticipation ahead of the weekend’s G7 meeting, the fact the global get-together resulted in a complete breakdown in communication between the...

With trade at the top of the agenda, expectations for a smooth running G7 Summit were low even before the meeting started. A Twitter spat between Trump and Macron and Trump and Trudeau set the scene...

There is no doubt that the upcoming ECB meeting will be the main event this week as investors anticipate that the European Central Bank will start discussing quantitative tightening.The Federal Open...