After a relatively quiet Thanksgiving holiday trading week in the U.S., investors are kicking off December with a RISK-ON sentiment. Hopes that the global economy is finally turning a corner after manufacturing data from both the euro area and China…
Global rates and equities are rallying this morning after China announced it will raise penalties on violations of intellectual property rights, one of the major sticking points in the U.S.-China trade talks. Investors are RISK-ON after a pessimistic week that…
Phase-one of the U.S.-China trade deal was originally planned to be finalized and signed this past weekend at the APEC Summit in Chile. With the cancellation of the summit, December 15 is the unofficial new “deadline”. Barring an extension, tariffs…
Investors, recently, have a multitude of reasons to be optimistic as a majority of corporate earnings continue to beat analyst’s expectations. Further fueling equity and debt growth, the Fed cut its key target interest rate by 25 basis points to…
Strong investor sentiment continues after the world’s two biggest economies are close to finalizing parts of the phase one trade deal. Both President Trump and Xi plan to sign the initial deal at the Asian-Pacific leaders’ summit in Chile next…
RISK-ON investor sentiment continues as U.S. equity futures advance higher alongside European and Asian equities. U.S. Treasury prices fell while yields continue to climb. The 10-year U.S. Treasuries are currently trading 2.6bps higher to 1.776%. Investor optimism reverberated through the global…
U.S. markets waking up to a RISK-OFF sentiment after reports that China will narrow its range of topics they’re willing to negotiate when high-level talks resume on Thursday. China’s Vice Premier, Liu He, told visiting dignitaries he would present an…
The volatility theme continues in the capital markets on the back of the domestic political turmoil ignited last week by a whistleblower’s report involving President Trump’s communication with the Ukrainian President. The U.S.-China trade negotiations took a new turn on…
U.S. equity futures and rates reverse gains this morning after disappointing manufacturing and services print from Germany and France. Equity futures had initially moved up overnight after reports that last week’s cancellation of the planned visit to U.S. farms was…
