Market Pulse - Currencies
US-China trade talks stumble over 'relatively big' disagreements
Trade representatives in Beijing have hit a wall after the US delegation presented a long list of demands to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s representatives.
Argentina hikes rates to 40% to staunch run on peso
Argentina's central bank hiked its main policy interest rate for the third time this week as it fought off a run against its currency.
US unemployment rate drops to 3.9% in April
US non-farm payroll growth fell a tad short of forecasts in April even as the rate of unemployment fell to within a whisker of the lows hit in 2000.
FX round-up: Rout in Sterling breaks down at 200-day moving average
Sterling's rout against the US dollar was broken by technical support at its 200-day moving average, even as analysts pushed back their forecasts for the next hike in Bank Rate to August - at the earliest.
Trump furious at 'disgraceful' leak of Mueller's Russia questions
President Donald Trump has reacted with fury to the leak of more than 40 questions special counsel Robert Mueller wants to ask him as part of the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections.
China Caixin PMI stabilises in April, but economists cautious
Perhaps the most widely-followed gauge of factory sector conditions in China edged higher last month, pointing to stable conditions in Asia's largest economy over the near-term, economists said.