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Bloomberg: Stocks Jump With Bond Yields on Trade-News Relief: Markets Wrap
Stocks jumped on Monday alongside China’s yuan and Treasury yields after the U.S. and China declared a truce in their trade war. Oil surged on optimism producers will address a glut in global supply. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trade Truce Lands in Stock Market Already Rallying on Dovish Fed
For investors convinced the stock market’s biggest burdens are a too-fast Federal Reserve and Donald Trump’s trade war, the last five days have brought a distinct lightening in the load. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trump, Xi Agree to Temporary Truce in Bid to Contain Trade War
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to keep their trade war from escalating with a promise to halt the imposition of new tariffs for 90 days as the world’s two largest economies negotiate a lasting agreement. [more...]
Bloomberg: Traders Cast Wary Eye Toward 2019 as Trump and Xi Agree on Truce
A bit of hope. Superficially positive. Still a work in progress. The reactions of investors and analysts to the outcome of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s trade-focused dinner Saturday suggest markets are unlikely to embark on a lung-bursting risk rally. The avoidance of any escalation in the dispute, however, may bring some relief. [more...]
Bloomberg: Putin Says Russia, Saudi Arabia Will Extend OPEC+ Oil Pact
Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to extend into 2019 their deal to manage the oil market, known as OPEC+, although Moscow and Riyadh have yet to confirm any fresh output cuts. [more...]
Bloomberg: Big Bull Calls for Markets at Year-end Suddenly Look Less Crazy
Bulls hoping for a late-cycle rally in risk assets are looking a lot happier this Monday than last. The narrative that it’s just too early for investors to position for the end of one of the longest expansions on record has been given a fillip from the cease-fire in the U.S.-China trade war, prospect for a pause in the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hiking cycle and moves to address a glut in oil supplies. [more...]
Bloomberg: Qatar Says It Plans to Withdraw From OPEC to Focus on Gas Output
Qatar will withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries from Jan. 1, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said in Doha. [more...]
Bloomberg: Pound Braces for Swings as Markets Eye Parliament's Mood on Vote
As the countdown to the Brexit divorce deal’s judgment day begins, pound investors will be following the mood in Parliament to gauge its chances of survival. [more...]
Bloomberg: Investors Expect a Big Monday for Currencies and Stocks
Early action in the currency market on Monday pointed to an optimistic response from investors following an agreement between the leaders of the U.S. and China to keep a trade war from escalating. [more...]
Reuters: Trump says China to cut tariffs on U.S.-made autos after trade war truce
China has agreed to “reduce and remove” tariffs below the 40 percent level that Beijing is currently charging on U.S.-made vehicles, U.S. President Donald Trump said, as a trade war truce between the two countries gathers pace, cheering markets. [more...]
Reuters: Asia's outlook darkens as factory activity slips, new orders fall
Asia’s economic prospects looked gloomy as factory activity and export orders weakened across the region in November, with analysts expecting no quick rebound amid simmering global trade frictions. [more...]
CNBC: Trump’s description of the China trade deal doesn’t match the official White House version
President Donald Trump’s assertions about the U.S.-China agreement to pause tariff escalations that emerged over the weekend do not appear to match the White House’s official description of the agreement. [more...]
CNBC: The next date to watch in the US-China trade war is Dec. 18, expert says
The next crucial date to watch for clues on where the trade war is heading may be just around the corner — way before the end of the 90-day period that U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed on to withhold further tariffs. [more...] |
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