Markets are looking mixed today as weak trade data from China has taken some of the sheen off the risk rally of Friday’s Non-farm Payrolls report. Mixed signals given out from the world two largest economies in recent days are muddying the waters of sentiment today as markets look fairly cautious as trading begins for the new week. The surprising strength of Friday’s US Employment Situation report helped to drive positive risk appetite into the close on Friday. This move has been tempered slightly by the announcement that China’s trade outlook continues to deteriorate, with both imports and exports weaker than expected in dollar terms. With ... (Read the full story)
