Opinion – Monday 10 September 2018

Speaking aboard Air Force One on Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump threatened to sharply escalate the US trade war with China, saying his administration could move ‘’very soon’’ to impose tariffs on $200bn in imports from Beijing, with levies on a further...

Opinion – Friday 7 September 2018

We now have a risk-off atmosphere to markets with the public consultation period in respect of White House plans for tariffs on another $200bn of Chinse goods just drawing to a close. The S&P500 and NASDAQ closed lower but still managed to stage another late...

Opinion – Thursday 6 September 2018

The USD has taken a breather for once as the market waits for any news from the White House as early as this week on additional tariffs on another $200bn of Chinese imports. The DXY Index has pretty much pulled back to where it ended last week. The AUD and other...

Opinion – Wednesday 5 September 2018

The US Dollar remains in the ascendancy from a triple whammy of more Emerging Markets, this time from South African Rand weakness, a new cycle high in the US ISM Manufacturing Index for August and the uncertainty looming over the possible 25% tariffs on an additional...

Opinion – Tuesday 4 September 2018

It has been a quiet start to September partly due to the US being on holiday celebrating Labor Day. European equity Indices ended the day little changed with the UK FTSE 100 the stand out, up almost 1% and buoyed by a 0.7% decline in the pound. Criticism of PM May...

Opinion – Monday 3 September 2018

Markets ended the month of August with a sense of unease, as Canada and the US were unable to reach a deal for a NAFTA re-write. Both parties agreed to keep talking and negotiations will resume on Wednesday with a deal still expected, but unlikely to be reached until...