Market report: Optimism rises amid hopes for reprieve in trade war

Susannah Streeter
  • FTSE 100 set for gains in early trade following talk of a de-escalation in US trade war with China.
  • Gold retreats from record highs after Trump indicates he’s in mood for negotiation.
  • Latest UK government borrowing figures make difficult reading for UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
  • Brent Crude rises amid hopes for slightly higher energy demand, while sanctions could hit supplies.
  • Elon Musk realises he’s got fingers in too many pies and goes part-time in Doge department.

Susannah...

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Darrell Delamaide on the Fed, David Marsh on the ECB, and more

Jerome Powell

Darrell Delamaide on the Fed, David Marsh on the ECB, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW 

Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

8-12 July 2019, Vol.10 Ed.28

Most-Read Commentary
Market expectations test Fed mettle:All eyes will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell this week when he gives his twice-yearly congressional testimony, writes Darrell Delamaide. Fed funds futures still show a 100% chance of a rate cut at the end of this month. The question is whether the Fed will have the...

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