Global markets start the week mixed with Asian stocks rising (Japan was closed for holiday), European stocks sliding, weighed down by declines in oil-and-gas shares and banks, and S&P500 futures also down. The dollar fell to a six-week low, falling four days in a row for the first time since early November as G20 leaders scrap a long-standing commitment to reject all forms of trade protectionism, suggesting the “weak Dollar” camp in Trump’s inner circle is winning.
Equities retreated in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, as did S&P 500 Index futures. Japan’s stock market was closed Monday for a holiday. Indexes rose in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand. The Australian 10-year yield resumed a retreat after rising at the end of last week. The yen touched its strongest in three weeks, while the Korean won was the highest in five months. Oil fell for the ninth day in 11.
“European equity markets have started the week with a heavy risk-off sentiment after the G20 communiqu explicitly reflected U. S. intentions to establish trade protectionist measures,” Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior market analyst at London Capital Group, told Reuters. “As the world’s number one economy is preparing to set significant barriers against the world, investors are increasingly worried,” she said.
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Mar 20, 2017.
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