Charting the Global Economy: US, China Forecasts Improve on Tariff Truce

After flirting with bear market levels, the S&P500 bounced 19% for the pause in the trade war; Argentina improved its score, but for a sustainable low of risk country structural reforms are needed

DIRECTOR: In the framework of the permanent global uncertainty that has been established mainly by the dynamics between the United States and China, the pause that we are experiencing after the meeting in Switzerland of high representatives of the two countries leads us to question whether we are facing a genuine truce, a change of strategy or a genuine return to the status quo.What began as a trade dispute has become a conflict by spheres of in…

Charting the Global Economy: US, China Forecasts Improve on Tariff Truce

Economists marked up their forecasts for growth in the US and China after the world’s two-largest economies reached a temporary agreement to reduce tariffs on each other.

Opportunities are there in a rebounding sharemarket – it’s all about price

Last week US President Donald Trump has executed something of an about-face on tariffs on Chinese imports, and predictably the market extended its celebration. The US-China tariff agreement announced on May 12, marked a significant de-escalation in trade tensions. Both nations agreed to a 90-day pause on tariff increases, reducing US tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 per cent to 30 per cent and Chinese tariffs on US goods from 125 per cent to …

Silver Prices Fell By 3% In Local Markets Over The Past Week

Silver prices fell by 3% in local markets during last week's trading, with the ounce on the global stock exchange declining by 1.3%. This was affected by the decline in gold and the rise of the dollar following the US-China trade agreement.

The US-China provisional agreement last Sunday to reduce tariffs on trade between the two countries from the extreme levels reached in April was greeted with enthusiasm by international markets. Investors saw the agreement as a positive development that reduces uncertainty and damage for the two largest […]