GBP/USD stays on the back foot after PM Boris Johnson sliced the quantity of days parliament will have in front of the Brexit due date of October 31st.
The oil market is on the front foot this morning, having been given a boost in yesterday’s session, which turn saw Brent crude futures reclaim the $60/bbl mark.
Gold prices rallied nearly 2% into the start of the week but closed just fractionally higher on the session yesterday after failing just ahead of resistance.
Stocks were broadly higher on Tuesday afternoon in Asia with investors clearly encouraged by the more hopeful tone emanating from Washington and Beijing.
Onshore spot yuan bounced to 7.1395 per dollar before trading at 7.1421 as of 0721 GMT. Its counterpart rose to 7.1497 before trading at 7.1545 as of 0721 GMT.
The price of gold climbs to a fresh yearly high ($1555) amid growing tensions between the US and China, and current market conditions are likely to keep bullion