Markets fall out of love with risk-taking ahead of Yellen... Former Goldman Sachs banker sworn in as Treasury Secretary...
Asian bourses closed mixed Tuesday with only Shanghai keeping its head above water. Stronger CPI data helped. Japanese stocks lost ground despite better industrial production data.
European markets are also subdued with Eurozone GDP and CPI data showing weakness in the bloc while German GDP fell short of expectation while its CPI figures were flat. A raft of UK data was better.
Wall Street and Toronto are expected to open lower. Janet Yellen addresses the Senate Banking Panel at 3pm EST.
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US Dow Jones |
20,412.16 (+0.70 per cent) |
+2.65 per cent |
+27.78 per cent |
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TSX Composite |
15,756.58 (+0.17 per cent) |
+1.67 per cent |
+27.26 per cent |
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UK FTSE |
7,285.41 (+0.09 per cent) |
-0.71 per cent |
+27.64 per cent |
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German DAX |
11,766.04 (-0.07 per cent) |
+1.18 per cent |
+31.21 per cent |
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China CSI 300 |
3,435.80 (-0.01 per cent) |
+3.49 per cent |
+15.93 per cent |
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Japan Nikkei |
19,238.98 (-1.13 per cent) |
-0.25 per cent |
+28.67 per cent |
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56.13 (+0.97 per cent) |
53.36 (+0.81 per cent) |
1230.30 (+0.37 per cent) |
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President Trump swore-in Steven Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary late Monday following a Senate vote of 53-47 in favour.
The former Goldman Sachs banker and financier will focus on tax reform, financial regulation and economic diplomacy, Reuters reports.
The president said Mnuchin will be a “great champion” for US citizens.
