Market News

Asian stock markets started the week higher on Monday morning after Friday’s strong U.S. jobs eased inflation fears and increased risk appetites.

This week will see a much lighter news agenda, with major central bank input expected only from the Swiss National Bank, but there will be a British government budget release and some important U.S. inflation retail sales data released.

The Japanese Yen fell against the US Dollar during the Asian trading session on Friday on hopes that the nuclear standoff with North Korea might now be abating.

The Pound Sterling was lower in Thursday trading with worries over the Brexit talks keeping currency traders jittery.

Asian markets steadied during Thursday’s Asian session after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that he may reduce the tariffs for some strategic partners.

The US Dollar is higher but remains close to a 14-month trough versus the Japanese Yen.

Asian markets weren’t the only ones to struggle after Gary Cohn, U.S. resident Donald Trump’s top economic advisor quit on Tuesday; European markets were also broadly lower following the news.

Global markets and the dollar were under pressure on Tuesday morning after Gary Cohn, director of the National Economic Council and one of U.S. President Trump’s top advisors, announced his resignation.

The Pound Sterling had eked out gains against the US Dollar and the Euro as FX traders sold off their holdings in the able amid continuing doubt over whether a transition deal can be brokered between the European Union and Britain.

Asian shares recovered on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled that his proposed steel tariffs would be canceled if a “fair” NAFTA agreement is reached.

Emerging market shares hit their lowest point in over three weeks on Monday, as investor concerns about a possible trade war kept traders concerned that emerging markets could be among the hardest hit by U.S President Donald Trump’s tariff threats

The Euro was able to make some headway after this weekend’s political drama in Italy; the common currency remains close to the session trough, however, as investors digest the repercussions of the political uncertainty.

Global stock markets were broadly lower on Monday morning as investors fled from stocks and looked towards safe haven assets such as gold and the Japanese yen, prompted by worries about the Italian election which is shaping up to produce a hung parliament.

This week will see a very heavy news agenda, with major central bank input from several major economies, and very important Non-Farm Payrolls numbers due from the U.S.A.

The US Dollar came under some sell pressure after the US President announced his decision to implement tariffs on specific imports, namely steel and aluminum.