14 February 2019
Investor sentiment remained positive in yesterday's session, fuelling higher oil prices and gains in stock markets across advanced and emerging economies.
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13 February 2019
Ahead of high-level U.S.-China negotiations later in the week, optimism over trade talks boosted investor sentiment in yesterday's session.
12 February 2019
Investors struck an upbeat tone in the first session of the week as they eye ongoing U.S.-China trade talks (high level officials are to meet on Thursday and Friday).
11 February 2019
Concerns about trade tensions and global growth crept back into markets in the last session of the week.
08 February 2019
The European Commission's (EC) downward revision of economic growth forecast for the euro area worsened investor sentiment.
07 February 2019
As investors awaited for more clues on the evolution of trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, financial markets remained in a low volatility environment.
06 February 2019
Financial markets operated in a positive tone as the earnings season continued to show higher-than-expected results for most companies.
05 February 2019
In the first session of the week, optimism regarding trade negotiations between the U.S. and China (as Donald Trump said that talks are "going very well") and higher-than-expected earnings of U.S. companies improved investor sentiment.
04 February 2019
In the last session of the week, investors traded in a cautious mood as they continued to digest the Fed's more dovish and patient tone.
01 February 2019
The Fed's dovish turn (see), better-than-expected earnings releases, and a positive end to U.S.-China trade negotiations in Washington (to be continued in mid-February) fueled a rally in U.S. and EM stocks.