11 December 2019
Markets continued to trade cautiously in a session dominated by political news.
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Investors traded cautiously at the start of a week full of potential catalysts (Fed and ECB meetings, UK general elections, a U.S. tariff hike planned for December 15, etc.).
Financial markets closed the week with very positive mood amid better-than-expected economic data releases.
Trade tensions and the release of economic sentiment data were again the main drivers in the trading floors.
Investor sentiment weakened as Donald Trump lowered the odds for signing a phase-one trade deal with China before this year-end.
In yesterday's session, investor sentiment weakened amid the release of weak manufacturing data in advanced economies and Donald Trump's trade tweets.
In the last session of the week, investors traded with caution amid the U.S. - China tensions.
With U.S. markets closed for Thanksgiving Day, elsewhere investors traded cautiously as they eyed China's reaction to Donald Trump's signing two bills supporting Hong Kong's protesters.
Investors traded cautiously in yesterday's session as they wait for clearer signals that the U.S. and China will close the first phase of a trade deal.