Sentiment was moderately firmer overnight amid positive comments from officials on the US-China trade talks. The S&P500 is up 0.5% and US bond yields are higher, while currencies were mixed.

Sentiment was mixed on Friday, with the S&P500 closing down 0.4%, but risky currencies slightly firmer and bond yields little changed. GBP outperformed ahead of Saturday’s eagerly awaited Brexit vote, which resulted in another delay and continuing uncertainty.

Sentiment was cautiously positive amid an agreed Brexit deal and news of a Turkey-Syria ceasefire. The S&P500 is up 0.4%, and AUD and NZD rose, but US bond yields couldn’t sustain earlier gains amid mixed US data.

Markets were generally contained, the US dollar slipping after slightly disappointing retail sales data. The GBP continued to climb on expectations of an imminent Brexit deal.

US and European equities and bond yields rose, the S&P500 up 1.1%, after reports a Brexit deal could be reached this week.

US equities were flat, US bond yields fell slightly and defensive currencies outperformed as optimism over the tentative US-China trade deal cooled slightly.

Sentiment rose sharply as the prospect of deals on US-China trade and Brexit appeared to have improved. The S&P500 closed up 1.1%, US bond yields rose, and the USD fell.

US equities and bond yields rose further, and the USD fell, as markets remained optimistic about a US-China trade deal. Brexit headlines were also positive.

US equities and bond yields rose after some positive headlines on US-China trade, while currencies were contained. The Fed minutes contained little new for markets.

US-China trade news was mostly negative, and the chances of a no-deal Brexit increased. Amid this backdrop, the S&P500 down 1.0%, US bond yields lower, and the USD slightly higher.