Trump Trade War

As the Turkish Lira plunged to fresh lows against USD with USDTRY hitting 7 for the first time in history, the country’s leader used a national press conference to accuse the US of trying to “stab it in the back”. Following the imposition… Read More

The global markets had one recurring nightmare – a trade war between the world’s two largest and most influential economies. We are talking about none other than the United States and China. While much of the rhetoric which made… Read More

Growth “Strong” As expected, following the last .25% rate rise in June, the Fed kept policy unchanged at its August meeting with a statement that was mostly unchanged from last time. However, the statement did contain a few subtle but… Read More

The month of July was seen to be relatively quiet. With most of the central banks announcing major decisions in June, the markets were seen trading off the broader themes. The U.S. trade wars continue with threats from the U.S.… Read More

Exports from Germany fell sharply in February marking the biggest monthly decline since 2015 as the trade surplus narrowed. Official data released on Monday showed that growth in Europe's largest economy might have slowed towards the end of… Read More

One of the key topics that has been moving markets over recent weeks is the “Trump Trade War” between the US and China. Following Trump’s announcement around a month ago that he would be imposing trade tariffs of around $60bln, markets were… Read More