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Asian equity markets retreated amid headwinds from the US where the major indices all but wiped out last week’s gains due to fresh trade concernsChina Global Times said China will soon release an unreliable entity list and noted that US House is expected to pass a Xinjiang-related bill that will har

European equities pared a bulk of the earlier upside seen from above-forecast major global PMIsChinese markets welcomed the encouraging PMI data which aside from the headline beat, also showed Non-Manufacturing PMI and Caixin Manufacturing PMI topping estimatesUS-China deal was said to be stalled be

Asian equity markets kick-started December on the front-foot with risk appetite stimulated by a flurry of better than expected Chinese dataChinese markets welcomed the encouraging PMI data which aside from the headline beat, also showed Non-Manufacturing PMI and Caixin Manufacturing PMI topping esti

European bourses are little changed in thin trading conditions on an early US closeEZ CPI (Flash) printed above expectations, headline YY 1.0% vs. Exp. 0.9%Both FX and debt are choppy with month end flows potentially the causeHong Kong Polytechnic University siege was confirmed to have ended as poli

Asian equity markets were mostly subdued after the holiday closure stateside and amid continued trade uncertaintyHong Kong Polytechnic University siege was confirmed to have ended as police swept through a vacant but devastated campus yesterdayUSD was lacklustre amid the holiday-quietened conditions

Asian markets traded mostly lower as the positivity from another record setting session on Wall St heading into Thanksgiving Day, quickly fadedUS President Trump signed the Hong Kong bills into law despite Beijing's objections, according to the White HouseChina Foreign Ministry reiterated it strongl

European bourses are firmer this morning in tentative trade ahead of the last full US day for the weekTop trade ministers from US, Mexico and Canada will sit down in Washington today for talks on USMCALittle movement in either the FX or Fixed complexes at present; DXY is slightly firmerLooking ahead

Asian equity markets traded broadly firmer after Wall Street extended on record levels once againHowever, gains were capped given the lack of material breakthrough from the recent slew of optimistic US-China trade rhetoricUS President Trump said we are in the final throes of reaching a trade deal wi

European bourses are softer in holiday-thinned conditions despite positive overnight trade rhetoric·China and US trade negotiators held a phone call today in which they reached a consensus on solving issues and agreed to keep in contact regarding phase one dealFed Chair Powell said Fed would respond

Asian equity markets traded mostly higher after taking impetus from the fresh record levels on Wall StreetChina and US trade negotiators held a phone call today in which they reached a consensus on solving issues and agreed to keep in contact regarding phase one dealUSTR Lighthizer later confirmed t

European bourses are firmer this morning as sentiment is supported by APAC newsflowChina is to increase penalties related to IP theft and will examine lowering the threshold for violators according to fresh government guidelinesHong Kong Pro-democracy candidates achieved a landslide win following a

Asian equity markets began the week on a positive note with sentiment underpinned by encouraging reports from ChinaChina is to increase penalties related to IP theft and will examine lowering the threshold for violators according to fresh government guidelinesHong Kong Pro-democracy candidates achie

EZ PMIs were mixed with manufacturing beat but services subdued, UK missed across the boardEuropean bourses are slightly firmer this morning on little in the way of trade updates and mixed dataECB’s Lagarde speech delivered little in the way of surpises for marketsDXY is flirting with the 98.0 mark

Asian equity markets eventually traded mixed after the region’s early attempts to shrug-off the headwinds from the losses on Wall St. proved to be short-livedChinese President Xi said China did not start the trade dispute with US and is not afraid of a trade war, nor will it flinch from such a fight

US President Trump said he doesn't think China is stepping up to the level he wants in trade talks and that China wants a trade deal more than he does.China last week invited US trade negotiators for further talks, reports WSJ citing sourcesUS House has voted to pass the Hong Kong bill and sent it t

Asian equities are lower across the board after source reports noted the US-China phase one deal may not be completed this yearUS President Trump said he doesn't think China is stepping up to the level he wants in trade talksUS House has voted to pass the Hong Kong bill as expected and sent it to US

European bourses are subdued as risk-off sentiment takes hold as US-Sino tensions resurfaceChinese Global Times Chief Editor said China is prepared for a prolonged trade war, but believe the sides can reach a dealUS Senate unanimously approved the Hong Kong Human Rights bill and sent it to House of

Asian equity markets traded mostly lower as investor sentiment continued to hang on the US-China trade uncertaintyUS and China could reportedly tie tariff relief to the deal from May in order to decide how much tariffs should be rolled-back as part of a phase one dealHowever, scepticism remains over

European bourses have climbed higher, following on from a largely positive Asia-Pac handover, during another session of limited newsflowUS President Trump tweeted that he told Fed Chair Powell the Fed rate is set too high relative to the interest rates of other competitor countries and that US rates

Asian equities eventually traded mostly higher but with gains capped after an initial lack of commitment due to the ongoing US-China uncertaintyEU's Trade Chief Weyand warned UK PM Johnson will either only get a “bare bones” trade deal from Brussels next year or none at all due to time constraintsIn

European bourses are mixed thus far as trade is choppy in a quiet sessionUS Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Lighthizer conducted a phone call with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Saturday in which they were said to have held "constructive discussions"US government is reportedly

Asian equity markets partially resumed the momentum from last Friday’s record-setting performance on Wall St.US Commerce Secretary Ross said the finish line is close regarding a China Phase One Trade Deal on paperHK Police officers were said to threaten to use live rounds if rioters carry out more v

European bourses are modestly firmer this morning, as sentiment struggles to find direction on the mixed trade remarksWhite House Economic Adviser Kudlow said we are getting close to a trade deal with China; noted, US President Trump is not ready to sign offIEA Monthly Oil Report: maintains oil dema

Asian equity markets traded mostly higher as sentiment remained at the whim of the temperamental trade rhetoricWhite House Economic Adviser Kudlow suggested they are getting close to an agreement and the sides were on the short strokes of a phase 1 dealHowever, Kudlow noted President Trump was not y

European bourses are little changed in what has been tentative trade thus far on mixed US-China remarks, ahead of Powell part 2China customs have lifted restrictions on US poultry meat imports, according to reportsGerman Q3 GDP Flash QQ 0.1%, avoiding a technical recessionAntipodeans underperform on