investingLive European markets wrap: No hiccups from Trump-Xi meet up in Beijing
Headlines:China president Xi says mutual respect is key to stable US-China tiesChina purchases of soybeans are all ta ...
China president Xi says mutual respect is key to stable US-China ties
We have China president Xi Jinping up first:Had in-depth exchange of views with US president Trump todayWe both belie ...
China purchases of soybeans are all taken care of, says Bessent
Discussed purchases, will talk about board of tradeWe are trying to balance trade outUS has a stronger position becau ...
China new bank loans disappoint in April as sluggish start to the year continues
New yuan loans for the month of April came in at -¥10 billion. Yes, that’s another negative reading and one to ...
Trump and Xi had a good meeting, says White House official
The two sides discussed ways to enhance economic cooperationAlso discussed expanding market access for US businesses ...
Spain inflation eases a little in April but still much higher than before US-Iran conflict
Even so, headline inflation increased further by 0.4% on the month with price pressures seen more widespread. Restaur ...
What are the main events for today?
EUROPEAN SESSIONIn the European session, the main highlight was the UK GDP report. The data beat expectations almost ...
UK Q1 preliminary GDP +0.6% vs +0.6% q/q expected
Prior +0.1%GDP +1.1% vs +0.8% y/y expectedPrior +1.0%More to come..
This article was written by Justin Low at inv ...
UK March monthly GDP +0.3% vs -0.2% m/m expected
Prior +0.5%; revised to +0.4%Services output +0.3% vs -0.1% m/m expectedPrior +0.5%Industrial output -0.2% vs -0.3% m ...
Heads up: It is a holiday in some parts of Europe but markets will still be open
This will be in observance of Ascension Day and with it being on a Thursday, we could see many people take a “b ...
The show has begun in Beijing as Trump exchanges pleasantries with Xi
There’s not much in it so far. US president Trump and China president Xi shook hands at the Great Hall of the P ...
investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Nikkei225 & KOSPI (Japan, South Korea) supported
Japan weighs supplementary budget to shield households from fuel price surgeXi is meeting with Trump, we should get s ...