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Advertisement The Majors It was a bullish start to the week for the European majors on Monday. Trepidation from Friday turned into hope on Monday as the markets responded to news from the weekend of plans to continue Brexit negotiations. The DAX30 rose by 0.83% on the day, with the CAC40 and EuroStoxx600 ending the day up by 0.37% and by 0.44% respectively. While Boris Johnson continued to talk of a likely no-deal Brexit, there was also news of progress on some of the key issues that remain. A major stumbling block, however, is the policing of any Brexit deal, with Britain unwilling to be tie...

Advertisement The Majors It was a bearish end to the week for the European majors on Friday, with the DAX30 sliding by 1.36% to lead the way down. The CAC40 and the EuroStoxx600 saw more modest losses of 0.76% and 0.77% respectively. A lack of progress towards a Brexit deal spooked the European majors at the end of the week. EU President Ursula von der Leyen announced that it was likely that Britain would leave the EU without a deal on Friday. Boris Johnson made a similar concession on Friday, with French President Macron stating that there would be no compromise to fisheries and more.

With economic data on the lighter side, Brexit updates, news from the EU Summit, and any progress towards a U.S stimulus bill will provide direction.

With no economic data from the Eurozone to consider, the focus will be on the ECB monetary policy decision, Brexit news, and Capitol Hill.

the scene in kabul ended almost a full day after it began. six militants were killed after attackers shot at u.s. embassy, nato headquarters and afghan intelligence offices in kabul tuesday. the hours-long fighting that followed killed three afghan police officers and one civilian. the taliban claimed responsibility. the families of two american hikers held in iran for more than two years say they are overjoyed at reports the pair may be freed soon. josh fattal and shane bauer hiked along an unmarked border between iraq and iran. rescuers in southern india have managed to get all...