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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

Sterling falters as MP vote fails to break Brexit deadlock. All 8 alternatives to May’s deal were rejected on Tuesday evening, leaving no clear way forward.
Euro worst performing major currency on negative German yields. UK MPs will be voting on Brexit alternatives at 7pm tonight.
MPs to vote on Brexit alternatives, US yield curve inverts. The Euro held firm against the Dollar yesterday, supported by positive data out of Germany.
Euro slides on recession fears, May secures modest A50 extension. Policymakers at the Fed don't expect an interest rate hike this year.
EU agrees to short Brexit delay, Euro slides on soft PMIs. Following 8 hours of negotiations, the EU has agreed to delay Brexit until 22nd May.
Dollar slides after Fed signals no more rate hikes in 2019. Theresa May calls for a short extension, delaying Article 50 until 30th June.
How will tonight’s Fed meeting impact the US Dollar? May is expected to ask the EU for an Article 50 delay tomorrow, but how long for?
Bercow dashes Brexit vote hopes, UK jobless rate falls. Euro gains ahead of Fed meeting, where we expect a downward revision of the bank’s ‘dot plot’.