Morgans Equity Strategist Andrew Tang talks with Nader Naeimi who provides his view on recent macroeconomic uncertainty and how his fund is positioned for the risks and opportunities in 2019.

The US dollar is overbought against both the Euro and the Aussie Dollar. US bonds are also overbought.

Rising inflationary expectations will cause a sell off in the US dollar and in US Bonds.

The US dollar is overbought against both the Euro and the Aussie Dollar. US bonds are also overbought.

Rising inflationary expectations will cause a sell off in the US dollar and in US Bonds.

US markets posted modest gains in a relatively muted session as investors digested the minutes of the Federal Reserve's 29-30 January monetary policy meeting - Dow up +63-points or +0.18% The broader S&P500 +0.61%, NASDAQ eked out a +0.03% gain, enough to secure its eighth consecutive session advance - the longest such streak since August last year. Ride-sharing giant Lyft Inc. plans to list on the Nasdaq and is expected to make its initial public offering filing public next week, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Federal Reserve minutes showed that officials were divided on the need to raise interest rate further in 2019. Almost all Fed officials said that it would be “desirable to announce before too long a plan to stop reducing the [central bank’s] asset holdings later this year,”

US markets posted modest gains in a relatively muted session as investors digested the minutes of the Federal Reserve's 29-30 January monetary policy meeting - Dow up +63-points or +0.18% The broader S&P500 +0.61%, NASDAQ eked out a +0.03% gain, enough to secure its eighth consecutive session advance - the longest such streak since August last year. Ride-sharing giant Lyft Inc. plans to list on the Nasdaq and is expected to make its initial public offering filing public next week, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Federal Reserve minutes showed that officials were divided on the need to raise interest rate further in 2019. Almost all Fed officials said that it would be “desirable to announce before too long a plan to stop reducing the [central bank’s] asset holdings later this year,”

US markets posted modest gains in a relatively muted session as investors digested the minutes of the Federal Reserve's 29-30 January monetary policy meeting - Dow up +63-points or +0.18% The broader S&P500 +0.61%, NASDAQ eked out a +0.03% gain, enough to secure its eighth consecutive session advance - the longest such streak since August last year. Ride-sharing giant Lyft Inc. plans to list on the Nasdaq and is expected to make its initial public offering filing public next week, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Federal Reserve minutes showed that officials were divided on the need to raise interest rate further in 2019. Almost all Fed officials said that it would be “desirable to announce before too long a plan to stop reducing the [central bank’s] asset holdings later this year,”

US equity markets eked out modest gains as traders returned from the Presidents Day long weekend and continued to monitor the US-China trade talks - Dow edged +8-points higher The broader S&P500 +0.15%, NASDAQ +0.19%. In notable stock moves, Caesars Entertainment Corp jumped +5.14% after billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed he now owned a near 10% stake in the casino operator. President Trump said that trade talks with China are going well, adding the current 1 March deadline is not a "magical date."

US equity markets eked out modest gains as traders returned from the Presidents Day long weekend and continued to monitor the US-China trade talks - Dow edged +8-points higher The broader S&P500 +0.15%, NASDAQ +0.19%. In notable stock moves, Caesars Entertainment Corp jumped +5.14% after billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed he now owned a near 10% stake in the casino operator. President Trump said that trade talks with China are going well, adding the current 1 March deadline is not a "magical date."

US equity markets eked out modest gains as traders returned from the Presidents Day long weekend and continued to monitor the US-China trade talks - Dow edged +8-points higher The broader S&P500 +0.15%, NASDAQ +0.19%. In notable stock moves, Caesars Entertainment Corp jumped +5.14% after billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed he now owned a near 10% stake in the casino operator. President Trump said that trade talks with China are going well, adding the current 1 March deadline is not a "magical date."

US bond and equity markets were CLOSED overnight in observance of the Presidents Day holiday.

In US corporate earnings, Walmart Inc reports third quarter earnings before the opening bell tonight AEDT.

European markets - Germany's DAX dipped -0.01%, with automotive stocks (Volkswagen AG down -0.95%, Daimler AG --0.41%) capping gains after the US Commerce Department on Sunday (17 February) reportedly sent a national security report to President Trump offering recommendations over new tariffs on imported autos and auto parts. European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schina reportedly said at a press conference on Monday (18 February) that the European Union (EU) will respond quickly to any US tariffs on car imports from the region. Wirecard AG jumped +15.2% after financial watchdog BaFin issued a ban against establishing or increasing short positions in the payment services provider. France's edged CAC +0.30% higher, while Italy’s FTSE MIB climbed 0.6%. In economic data, the German ZEW economic sentiment survey is released tonight AED along with eurozone current account and construction output data.