[France 24] France votes in hotly contested presidential race amid tight security [Reuters] French presidential poll a bellwether for Europe [BBC] French Vote [...]
[Bloomberg] French Overseas Territories Begin Presidential Voting [Reuters] Wall Street gears up for busiest earnings week in years [Reuters] Trump orders [...]
April 21 – Reuters (Vikram Subhedar): “The $1 trillion of financial assets that central banks in Europe and Japan have bought so far this year is the best [...]
[Bloomberg] Bonds Rise as Stocks Languish Before French Vote: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] China Stocks Head for 2017’s Worst Week Amid Crackdown Concerns [...]
[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise as Treasuries, Dollar Retreat: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Jobless Claims in U.S. Rise While Benefit Rolls at 17-Year Low [Reuters] [...]
[Bloomberg] Stocks Advance With Dollar as Haven Demand Eases: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Macron clings on to lead in tense French election race [Bloomberg] [...]
[Bloomberg] Pound Rises as Election Called; Europe Stocks Drop: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Chinese Stocks Are Unnerving Investors Again as Losses Steepen [CNBC] [...]
[Bloomberg] Stocks Rise, Dollar Falls as Weekend Risks Fade : Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Global Financial-Market Stress Jumps to This Year’s High [...]
[Reuters] North Korean test missile ‘fizzles’ hours before Pence arrives in South [Bloomberg] Trump Says China ‘Working With Us’ on North [...]
[Reuters] Asian economies escape ‘manipulator’ tag, but expect more pressure on trade [NYT] Is American Retail at a Historic Tipping Point? [...]
Global “Risk Off” has been Making Some Headway. This week saw ten-year Treasury yields drop 15 bps to 2.23%, the low since the week following the election. [...]
[Bloomberg] Stocks Drop, Yen Gains as Geopolitical Angst Grows: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Consumer Prices in U.S. Fall 0.3%, First Decline in a Year [Bloomberg] [...]
[Bloomberg] Stocks Retreat on Trump Talk as Dollar Steadies: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Trump triggers U.S. bond yield slide, dollar recovers [Bloomberg] [...]
[Bloomberg] Automakers Spur Europe Stocks as Haven Dash Eases: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Yen holds near multi-month highs as risk-aversion persists [Bloomberg] [...]
[Bloomberg] Gold Gains With Treasuries and Yen on Haven Demand: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Asia Stocks Slump as China Shares Drop, Yen Gains: Markets Wrap [...]