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Friday 18th January: Asian markets higher on trade optimism
Asian stock markets, led by Japan, are in positive territory on Friday amid optimism that U.S.-China trade tensions may ease after the Wall Street Journal said the U.S. is considering lifting tariffs on Chinese goods.
Thursday 17th January: Asian markets lower as investors look to China
Asia Pacific shares gave up early gains on Thursday despite strong quarterly earnings in the U.S. and after the U.K. government won a parliamentary confidence vote.
Wednesday 16th January: US dollar reclaims 96.00 to the upside.
British lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal by a wide margin Tuesday. GBP fell against its US counterpart to lows of 1.2668 in a knee jerk reaction, though swiftly pared back losses to move towards flat for the day.
Tuesday 15th January: Sterling in focus as all eyes move to Brexit vote – market volatility expected.
Today is likely to bring with it robust market movement, particularly in the GBP/USD market. Three possible outcomes to today’s Brexit vote are: UK PM May wins, the PM loses by a narrow margin and the PM loses by a wide margin.