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    May 15, 2019

    China | Growth dip came at an inconvenient time

    A batch of April economic indicators are announced today, together with previously released trade and credit data, suggesting that the risk of growth deceleration looms large even before the escalation of US-China trade war in early May.

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    May 10, 2019

    Market Comment | Trade tensions caught markets off-guard

    Risk-off mood resurfaced in financial markets, boosting VIX volatility and safe haven demand, although underlying hopes of an eventual trade resolution contained market losses.

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    May 9, 2019

    Market Comment | Markets deepen losses amid trade impasse

    Financial markets rattled for the third straight day as US-China trade tensions festered ahead of crucial negotiations between high-level officials in Washington, starting today. Trump’s rebuke that ‘China broke the deal’, accelerated the sell-off in equities.

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    May 8, 2019

    Market Comment | Risk-off mood prevails ahead of decisive US-China trade talks

    The 'risk-off' mood persisted across markets today as global growth concerns mounted in the wake of escalating US-China trade conflict, downbeat China exports data, and a flair-up in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East with Iran poised to breach parts of the nuclear deal.

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    May 7, 2019

    Market Comment | Escalating trade tensions weigh on markets

    Caution prevailed across financial markets, as US-China trade tensions ratcheted up further today. The slight downward revision in Eurozone growth forecast by European commission did not help either. Safe-haven bonds continued to attract fresh demand, while equity markets declined.

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    May 6, 2019

    Market Comment | US-China trade tensions resumed, unexpectedly

    Risk-off mood in financial markets. Trump’s threat to introduce further tariff barriers against China took a heavy toll on equity markets today, boosting flows towards safe-haven bonds, amid mute inflation pressure.

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    May 3, 2019

    Market Comment | Powell guides markets to neutral stance on interest rates

    Safe-haven bond yields increased and equity markets retreated from their recent highs, while bond investors searched for an extra-yield, in turn, narrowing peripheral and HY spreads, as Fed Chair Powell guided markets to a neutral stance on interest rates.

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    April 30, 2019

    Market Comment | Markets soak in Eurozone growth surprise, eye FOMC meeting

    Financial markets were calm today, ahead of tomorrow’s FOMC meeting, and today’s mixed signals - reassuring Eurozone GDP growth, softer Chinese PMI outturns and cautious company earnings results.

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