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[Reuters] Oil surges after Gulf tanker attacks, stocks claw higher [Reuters] Base metals fall amid trade uncertainty, weak China data [Reuters] Oil tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman fuel security, oil supply fears [Reuters] China says won’t yield to any U.S. pressure over trade [Reuters] China is capable of dealing with various challenges: Vice Premier […]
[Reuters] Shares snap seven-day hot streak [CNN] Hong Kong stocks fall as huge protests hit financial center [Reuters] Oil falls over 2% on weaker demand growth, gain in U.S. crude stocks [Reuters] Dollar hovers near 11-week low on Fed rate cut bets [Reuters] U.S. consumer prices barely rise in May [Reuters] Expectations low for Trump-Xi […]
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[Reuters] World shares rally again on Trump tariff relief, Fed hopes [Reuters] U.S. underlying producer prices increase solidly in May [Reuters] China says will respond if U.S. escalates trade tension [Reuters] Under pressure, Fed faces an outlook clouded by trade wars and signs of weakness [CNBC] Trump says ‘devalued’ currencies put US at a disadvantage […]
[Reuters] Stocks climb on trade, rate cut optimism; yuan falters [Reuters] Oil rises as Saudi sees OPEC, Russia restricting supplies for longer [Reuters] China stays silent on G20 Xi-Trump meeting, but says door open for talks [CNBC] China says its May trade surplus was $41.65 billion, significantly more than expected [CNBC] ‘We have all these […]
[Reuters] G20 finance chiefs express concern over risks from ‘intensified’ trade conflict [CNBC] Trump is ‘perfectly happy’ to hit China with new tariffs if Xi meeting doesn’t go well, Mnuchin says [Reuters] Italy’s ruling parties take aim at economy ministry over mini-BOTs [Reuters] ECB policymakers open to cut rates if growth weakens: sources [Reuters] BOJ […]
[Reuters] U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin says Trump-Xi meeting has parallels to Buenos Aires summit [Reuters] G20 finance chiefs to warn of trade risks, differ on how ‘pressing’ [Reuters] China to curb some technology exports to U.S.: Global Times editor [CNBC] Trump is playing a risky game by weaponizing US economic power with tariffs [Bloomberg] Mnuchin Downplays […]
“Stocks Eye Best Week of 2019 on ‘Powell Put’ Bets,” read the Friday Bloomberg headline. By the close of Friday trading, the S&P500 had posted a gain of 4.4% (“best week since November”). Also from Bloomberg: “Fed Watchers Say a July Rate Cut Is In Play, June Not Likely.” Markets now price in a 25% […]
