Global Market Weekly Recap: May 12 – 16, 2025
Risk assets cheered the U.S.-China trade truce announced early in the week, but optimism appeared to fade and the focus
Risk assets cheered the U.S.-China trade truce announced early in the week, but optimism appeared to fade and the focus
Risk correlations appeared to break down again on Thursday, as crude oil took cues from geopolitical updates while dollar traders
Australia added a lot more jobs than expected in April, but RBA rate cut expectations limited the Australian dollar’s gains
More signs of progress in US trade talks made it to the headlines on Wednesday, but risk assets traded mixed
Global trade developments were still front and center on Tuesday, although the market spotlight also turned to top-tier economic releases.
Australia is expected to report a modest pickup in hiring for April after the previous two months’ employment data fell
The big news to start the week was the trade truce between the U.S. and China which sent the dollar
With the BOE dropping a bit of a hawkish surprise in their latest policy decision, the focus now turns to
It’s bound to be another busy week in the forex market with top-tier U.S. inflation figures, key jobs indicators from
Markets played ping-pong with tariff news, starting with risk-off sentiment on foreign film tariffs, flipping midweek as US-China trade talks
There were plenty of moving parts in the market this week, as investors had to work around the highly-anticipated FOMC
Today’s U.S.-U.K. trade framework sent the dollar, stocks, and bitcoin climbing, while gold tumbled as risk appetite surged.