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Global markets were generally higher overnight, although the US Tech sector lagged the broader market.  Gains were led by financial and industrial stocks as marquee companies such as banking giant Morgan Stanley posted strong results and bolstered expect

Global markets rallied overnight as US stocks were higher after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave a robust view of the US economy and strong earnings from healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson reinforced expectations of a solid earnings season.

Global markets were lower overnight as investors traded cautiously awaiting developments on the US-China tariff war, US earnings results and key economic data. 

Global markets were little changed on Friday as a busy day on US and European markets amounted to little in the way of market moves. The US S&P 500 market index hit a more than five-month high on the back of gains in industrial stocks and energy companies

Global markets were higher overnight as shares on Wall Street gained led by marquee technology stocks hitting record highs and a rebound in industrials, as optimism of a strong earnings season offset fears about a US-China trade war.  

Global markets were lower overnight as shares on Wall Street snapped a four-day winning streak after Washington’s threat to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods put fears of an escalating trade war back in the spotlight.

As we touched on yesterday, investors appear to have shrugged off trade war concerns for now and are looking ahead to US quarterly earnings season which kicks off at the end of the week

Global markets were higher overnight as shares on Wall Street rose with banks and industrial stocks driving a third day of gains as investors looked ahead to another strong quarterly earnings season, setting aside trade concerns for now

Global markets were higher on Friday as Wall Street investors took trade tariff announcements in their stride and as economic data reinforced the strength of the US economy.