US president Trump: Post office funds the main hold ups in stimulus talks 0 (0)

Trump speaks in an interview with Fox Business
– USPS, mail-in funds the main holds ups in talks
– Democrats‘ demand for election funding also an issue holding up talks
Just a couple of token remarks by Trump so far, nothing for markets to really go on. The stalemate continues and will likely stay that way ahead of

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Dollar continues to keep weaker on the session 0 (0)

Cable moves towards a test of the 1.3100 handle again
The risk mood is still rather tepid in European morning trade, with European indices a touch lower and US futures keeping closer to flat levels for the time being. Elsewhere, gold and silver remain higher but not really doing a whole lot since the start of

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Brexit: Next round of UK-EU negotiations set for 18-21 August next week 0 (0)

The next round of Brexit talks will take place in Brussels next week
Negotiators will kick things off with a dinner on 18 August at 1700 GMT, before talks continue through the week and they will wrap things up on 21 August. After that, we can generally expect the usual press conferences from Frost and Barnier.

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UK says positive progress continues to be made in trade talks with the US 0 (0)

Comments by UK international trade secretary, Liz Truss
The remarks above comes after the third negotiating round between the two countries. There’s not too much specifics but it is yet another slow and steady process in trying to get something done before the end of the year. The full update can be found .

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US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 7 August +6.8% vs -5.1% prior 0 (0)

Latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending 7 August 2020
–  -5.1%
– Market index 852.8 vs 798.8 prior
– Purchase index 306.6 vs 300.7 prior
The long-term mortgage rate falls to a new record low in the latest survey, and that is fueling the sharp jump in refinancing activity – highest levels since April.

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Eurozone June industrial production +9.1% vs +10.0% m/m expected 0 (0)

Latest data released by Eurostat – 12 August 2020
Nonetheless, this pertains to Q2 data and it is pretty much a quarter that is written off at this point. The data over the next few months will offer a better indication of the recovery process and how sustainable that will be towards the end of the

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