The impeachment fight undertaken by Pelosi and her fellow House Democrats is unfolding even as the Republican president is running for re-election in 2020.

"We are seeing global growth headwinds start to subside," said Mark McCormick (NYSE:MKC), global head of FX strategy at TD Securities.

If Beijing and Washington cannot reach an agreement soon, the next important date is Dec. 15, when the U.S. is due to impose more tariffs on Chinese goods.

“There is nascent evidence that the global economy is stabilizing, with growth still expected to edge higher over the next couple of years,” it said.

The pound gained 0.4% to $1.3042, the highest since May 10. It rallied 0.3% to 85.05 pence per euro.

U.K. Brent, the global benchmark for crude, was up 13 cents, or 0.2%, at $61.05. It rose 0.7% in the previous session.

Trump told reporters in London that a trade deal may need to wait until after the 2020 election, which is a stark contrast to reports over the last two weeks.

GBP/USD is trading at fresh multi-week highs above 1.30. A new opinion poll has shown a widening lead for Conservatives over Labour as Trump visits London.

China said on Monday U.S. military ships and aircraft won’t be allowed to visit Hong Kong, and also announced sanctions against the several U.S.

Facebook said on Monday it has introduced an option to transfer photos and videos from the social media network directly to other services.

Competition enforcers on both sides of the Atlantic are now looking into how dominant tech companies use and monetise data.

The U.S. dollar was flat on Friday in holiday-thinned trade as U.S-China trade progress remained in focus. But Latin American currencies remained active

The U.S. dollar stayed little changed on Friday in Asia following the release of strong economic data earlier this week.

The U.S. holiday shopping period kicking off on Friday may heighten Wall Street's perception of a growing divide between retailers adapting

GBP/USD is trading near the 1.2900 handle as the market is consolidating the massive October’s rally.

The yen rose 0.12% to 109.42 versus the dollar on Thursday, rebounding from a six-month low reached Wednesday after U.S.

The safe-haven yen rose against the dollar after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong

It has never been this calm in the euro-dollar options market and it’s starting to look like a structural shift toward persistent low volatility.

U.S. equities climbed to all-time highs after President Trump said he’s been talking to Chinese PM Xi Jinping and that they continue to work for a trade deal.

The U.S. dollar remained tepid on Tuesday with traders reluctant to make moves as U.S.-China trade talks dragged on.

The dollar rose as high as 109.205 yen, its strongest in two weeks, before settling back at 109.01 yen to show a gain of 0.1% from the previous close.

The U.S. dollar was mostly flat on Monday, as investors waited for possible rate cut guidance from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later in the day.

Taiwan was last labelled a currency manipulator by the United States in December 1992 and was then on the U.S. Treasury monitoring list in 2016 and 2017.

The major European indices are ending the week mostly higher. The exception is the Italy's FTSE MIB which fell marginally.

Employment in the UK has fallen at its fastest rate in four years amid growing evidence that a slowing economy is taking its toll on the labour market.