Stocks were erratic and safe-haven flows eased in yesterday's session as investors weighed mixed messages on trade.
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Yesterday, investors traded cautiously ahead of the eagerly anticipated U.S.-China meeting on Saturday and amid mixed messages from the U.S. Administration regarding trade negotiations.
In the last session of the week investors traded in a cautious mood ahead of an eagerly anticipated political weekend.
The resumption in trade negotiations between China and US boosted stock indices across the globe at the beginning of yesterday's session.
In yesterday's session, investors traded in a cautious mood and demand for safe haven assets increased.
Investor sentiment improved in yesterday's session with the expectation of an extension of the accommodative monetary policy stance. Analysts expect Christine Lagarde to follow Mario Draghi's approach and provide monetary stimulus in the coming quarters.
In yesterday session, trading volumes were well below average as US financial markets were closed due to the Independence Day.
Investors started the week on a prudent note as they reassessed expectations of a Fed rate cut in the light of recent strong U.S. labor market data.
Markets traded cautiously in a session with few economic releases.
In U.S. markets, stocks advanced and sovereign yields declined for short-maturity treasuries (the U.S. sovereign curve steepened) as messages from the U.S. Federal Reserve made investors confident that the Fed will cut rates soon.
Stocks were mixed and sovereign yields ticked up as investors digested messages from central banks and a solid U.S. June inflation reading (headline: 1.6%; core: 2.1%).
Investors traded cautiously in the last session of the week and stock indices rose mildly in most euro area trading floors and in the US (where the S&P 500 reached a new record high).
Financial markets started the week with caution as they await for more earnings releases, which will be a key driver of stock markets in the next sessions.
Trade tensions, monetary policy and economic data releases were the drivers of yesterday session.
Investor sentiment worsened slightly in a context of persisting trade tensions and mixed corporate earnings releases.
US monetary policy makers centered the stage in yesterday's session, as some Fed officials argued for a shift in monetary policy towards a more dovish stance.
As July's main central banks meetings are getting closer, monetary policy is taking center stage in financial markets.
Financial markets started the week in a cautious mood as investors await for the ECB monetary policy meeting on Thursday and for more Q2 earnings releases.
Investor sentiment improved on the back of relatively positive earnings releases in Europe and in the US.
The main drivers of yesterday's session were corporate earnings releases and weak economic sentiment data in Europe.