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This probably isn’t the start to the year (or decade for that matter) that Donald Trump had in mind. Last week, the US House of Representatives voted in favor of sending articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial next week. The… Read More

US Kills Top Iranian General The hostilities between the US and Iran have subsided for now. However, it would be foolish to deem the crisis as having “ended”. The year began with President Trump ordering the assassination of a top… Read More

Troops Sent to Middle East The situation between the US and Iran is looking even more precarious this week. Iran has threatened to take revenge on the US for its assassination of a top Iranian general. In response, the US has sent over… Read More

Better Late Than Never Equities markets saw a late surge last week as news of a US-China trade deal broke. Markets had been trading with caution over the week. Many players feared that Trump would press ahead with his next round of… Read More

The rollercoaster ride of the US-China trade negotiations took another turn yesterday. US equities jumped on news that the US is planning to delay the next round of tariffs. The US was planning to activate a fresh round of 15% tariffs on… Read More

US-China trade negotiations are quickly approaching a critical phase. On December 15th, the US is due to go live with the next round of 15% tariffs on $156 billion of Chinese goods. Shortly after the phase-one trade deal was first agreed… Read More

Trade Talks Continue Risk sentiment remains surprisingly resilient this week given that US-China trade negotiations have stuttered recently. President Trump and Chinese Premier Xi were supposed to have signed a trade deal this weekend… Read More

Trump Praises Economic Impact of his Presidency Speaking at the Economic Club of New York yesterday, Trump praised the growth of the US economy. In the comments made during his speech at the club luncheon, Trump said that we will… Read More

Gold It’s been a quiet week for metals despite plenty of developments to note. As of writing, gold prices are just a little below the weekly open and have yet to break the range of the prior week. The week started with a weaker tone to… Read More

In its latest World Economic Outlook released this week, the International Monetary Fund gave a rather downbeat assessment of global financial conditions. The IMF warned that global growth is projected to fall to just 3% this year. This… Read More