Global financial markets started the week in a negative tone and losses were especially pronounced in US equities (the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq decreased by 2.0% and 2.8% respectively).
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Stocks ended the week with a mixed session in the U.S. and moderate losses in the euro area.
Volatility spiked and global stocks declined across the board amid concerns about the strength of the U.S.-China trade truce.
Global financial markets were in a quiet mood yesterday as they awaited for the ECB communication after the Governing Council meeting.
Stocks started the week with higher volatility and the main U.S. benchmarks slid to their lowest close in 14 months.
In yesterday's session, most international stock indices managed to register moderate gains on the back of a positive assessment of the trade talks between China and the U.S.
In the first session of the week, euro area stock indices edged down amid concerns of lower global economic growth in the following quarters.
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.
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).
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.
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, stocks rallied across the board amid positive signs from U.S.-China trade negotiations.
Stocks were mixed in yesterday's session as investors digested several economic releases and the U.S. formally suspended the tariff increase on Chinese goods "until further notice" (as had already been announced by Trump).
In the last session of the week, stocks rose across the board sparked by news from China.
As concerns related to the economic outlook have stabilized, investor's sentiment recovered from the negative tone that prevailed since the end of last week.
Investors ended the week on a positive note and stocks rose across the board boosted by optimism over trade talks between the U.S. and China.
Global stocks strengthened and core sovereign yields advanced on the back of improving sentiment indicators in the U.S. and China's manufacturing sectors.
After a strong start of the week, financial markets steadied in yesterday's session. European stocks advanced moderately on the back of carmakers while U.S. stocks finished with small gains after being lower for most of the session.
As financial markets were closed in most euro area countries, yesterday's focus was in the U.S., where the main equity indices ticked up in the lowest trading session since November.
Benoît Cœuré, member of the executive Board of the ECB, said yesterday in an interview that he is not favorable of tiering the central bank negative interest rates.