Financial Markets Daily Report

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Financial markets remained in a cautious mood as the tariff increase truce approaches its end (currently set to end on March 1st) and investors awaited for the last Fed and ECB's meeting minutes.

Financial markets were little changed in the first session of the week, as U.S. markets were closed because of the President's Day holiday.

In the last session of the week, financial markets showed an upbeat tone on the back of a better perspective on China and U.S. trade talks.

Positive market sentiment faded in yesterday's session after the release of weak economic figures.

Investor sentiment remained positive in yesterday's session, fuelling higher oil prices and gains in stock markets across advanced and emerging economies.

Ahead of high-level U.S.-China negotiations later in the week, optimism over trade talks boosted investor sentiment in yesterday's session.

Investors struck an upbeat tone in the first session of the week as they eye ongoing U.S.-China trade talks (high level officials are to meet on Thursday and Friday).

Concerns about trade tensions and global growth crept back into markets in the last session of the week.

The European Commission's (EC) downward revision of economic growth forecast for the euro area worsened investor sentiment.

As investors awaited for more clues on the evolution of trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, financial markets remained in a low volatility environment.

Financial markets operated in a positive tone as the earnings season continued to show higher-than-expected results for most companies.

In the first session of the week, optimism regarding trade negotiations between the U.S. and China (as Donald Trump said that talks are "going very well") and higher-than-expected earnings of U.S. companies improved investor sentiment.