Financial Markets Daily Report

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Financial markets were relatively quiet in the first session of the week as investors await for the several central bank decisions and communications expected for this week (most notably Fed, Bank of England and Bank of Japan).

In the last session of the week, stock indices declined across the globe and sovereign yields edged lower amid continuing concerns over trade tensions between the U.S. and China and better-than-expected U.S. retail sales.

Markets traded in a cautious mood in yesterday's session and advanced-economy stocks advanced moderately.

Risk-off sentiment picked up in yesterday's session as sources talked down expectations on a successful Trump-Xi meeting in the G20 summit. Stocks declined across advanced and emerging economies, driven by technology and commodities shares, and yields on U.S. and German sovereign bonds nudged down.

Markets underwent a relatively quiet session as they paused to assess the scenario.

Global markets started the week on a positive note after U.S. President Trump suspended plans for tariffs on Mexico.

In yesterday session, global financial markets were driven by the dovish communication from the ECB and the developments in the negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico.

Financial markets' tone improved for the second day in a row on the back of previous Fed comments saying that it would support the economy in case the scenario worsens, mixed economic data releases and brighter investor expectations on trade tensions between Mexico and the U.S.

Investors welcomed Fed Chairman Jerome Powell comments saying that the Federal Reserve is monitoring the possible implications of trade tensions and that it "will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion".

In yesterday's session, investor sentiment improved slightly from the risk-off mood that dominated last week.

Driven mainly by the trade tensions of the U.S. with China and, more recently, Mexico, stock indices in advanced economies declined, the price of gold rose and the Japanese Yen appreciated, in a canonical example of a risk-off session.

Investors traded in a mixed mood in yesterday's session.