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Fading trade deal euphoria deals the US dollar a blow

Last week of the massive Trump climbdown on Chinese tariffs buoyed the dollar but the bump faded
Leah Zhang
19 May 2025
FX Market Updates
20/10/2019
Sterling soars again as revised agreement heads to Parliament. Markets now think the risk of a no-deal Brexit is materially lower.
FX Market Updates
16/10/2019
Sterling volatility hits June 2017 highs ahead of crucial EU summit. Fed member Evans stated no more rate cuts are needed in the US through 2020.
FX Market Updates
15/10/2019
Is the long, arduous wait nearly over? Brexit deal closes in. Business sentiment in Germany not as bad as feared, but still deeply negative
FX Market Updates
14/10/2019
Brexit hopes high, but is a ‘no deal’ still possible? News of a ‘Phase 1’ trade deal between the US and China goes under the radar.
FX Market Updates
13/10/2019
Sterling soars on Brexit optimism, with the odds of a ‘no-deal’ on October 31st dropping to around 12%. EU officials try to cool expectations.
FX Market Updates
10/10/2019
Sterling: The Volatility Awakens. Trump claims to have had ‘very, very good negotiations with China’, pushing EURUSD back above 1.10
FX Market Updates
9/10/2019
Deep divisions in FOMC cloud US policy outlook. Johnson to talk to his Irish counterpart Varadkar today about further Brexit matters.
FX Market Updates
8/10/2019
Dollar rallies on hopes of US-China trade breakthrough. Industrial production numbers out of Germany came in below expectations.