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In the last session of the week, financial markets' sentiment was dominated by optimism as investors read positively the latest U.S. labour market data and the comments of Fed President, Jerome Powell, suggesting a more flexible pace of the upcoming interest rate hikes.

Financial markets were less volatile in the first session of the week as investors digested the latest Jerome Powell's comments on the upcoming official interest rate moves (more flexible and aware to risks).

Financial markets remain optimistic as trade negotiations between China and U.S. advance "very well", according to a tweet from Donald Trump.

Wednesday's session extended the investor's optimism that has been dominating financial markets lately.

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.

Gains eased in the last session of the week, stocks finished down slightly on Friday and volatility declined.

After yesterday's weak Chinese trade data, investors showed concerns about slowing global growth and traded in a cautious mood.

Investors traded in a positive mood after Chinese officials had stated early in the morning that the Chinese government will continue to cut taxes in order to support its slowing economy.

U.S. stocks advanced moderately on the back of a better-than-expected start to the earnings season.

Markets were driven by opposing signals about trade tensions in yesterday's session. European stocks were mixed, EM equities closed flat and U.S. stocks rose in a late-session rally.

Easing tensions between China and U.S. improved investors' mood and equities increased across the globe, oil surged and interest rates on safe assets edged up.

In the first session of the week, euro area stock indices edged down amid concerns of lower global economic growth in the following quarters.

Investors operated with a pessimistic tone as they continued to digest the IMF's downward revisions to global growth forecasts.

Trade tensions between China and the U.S., the extension of the U.S. government shutdown and positive surprises in the earnings season determined yesterday investor's mood.

Global investors operated in a positive mood as yesterday's earnings releases surprised on the upside.

In the last session of the week, financial markets operated in a positive tone.

Markets traded in a cautious mood as concerns about global growth (some companies blamed slowing global growth for disappointing results) and trade tensions (U.S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against Huawei and its CFO while China asked the WTO to rule on its complain about U.S. tariffs) came back to the fore.

Investors traded in a mixed mood ahead of this week's trade talks and the Fed's meeting.

Ahead of the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting, investors traded in a relatively quiet mood as they watched developments around the two-day trade talks between Chinese and U.S. negotiators.

The Fed's dovish turn (see), better-than-expected earnings releases, and a positive end to U.S.-China trade negotiations in Washington (to be continued in mid-February) fueled a rally in U.S. and EM stocks.