Markets braced for Liberation Day

A gesture of goodwill…Asian equities are in the green after President Trump decides to delay tariffs on $250bn of Chinese goods as the People’s Republic celebrates its 70th anniversary. Beijing respon...

12 Sep 201926min

The highly-charged ECB watch begins. Asian equity markets and bond yields rise with investors focused on what Mario Draghi will deliver in his final rate-setting meeting before leaving the presidency ...

11 Sep 201925min

Swings and roundabouts… easing trade tensions help drive the Dow to a four-day winning streak but Chinese markets tick lower following last month’s producer data marking its steepest decline in three ...

10 Sep 201925min

Brexit bedlam…Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffers another cabinet resignation over his government’s no-deal stance but Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay tells CNBC exclusively that efforts to secure a...

9 Sep 201924min

It’s good to talk…the U.S. and China agree to resume trade negotiations, prompting the Dow to surge by more than 350 points – its best day in three weeks. The news also sparks hope across Asian market...

6 Sep 201926min

Boris blocked. Conservative Party rebels and opposition lawmakers deliver U.K. Prime Minister Johnson a double defeat in the House of Commons, taking a no-deal Brexit off the table and also refusing t...

5 Sep 201924min

Chaos in the Commons. Conservative Party rebels aid opposition lawmakers to defeat the U.K. government in a vote to block a no-deal Brexit in October but a defiant Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he...

4 Sep 201925min

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson lays down the gauntlet to his Brexit opponents, asking them to back the government or risk a snap general election in October if they block a no-deal Brexit in Parlia...

3 Sep 201927min