The Traderszone Network

Squawk Box Live in Europe is watching market reaction as investors edge back in to riskier assets.

Trump and Sanders have whipped up a lot of popular support by opposing “free trade” agreements.

But it’s not just politics and populism … mainstream experts are starting to reconsider their blind adherence to the dogma that more globalization and bigger free trade agreement are always good.

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February report from Japan
for department store sales
– Tokyo store sales +2.7% vs +0.2%
Better data but it’s not price changing.
Posting for info.
USDJPY 111.46 having found support at 111.20 with Nikkei paring a few earlier losses. Currently down -1.2% at 16732.29 after posting session lows of 16613.69

Here’s your data calendar for today 18 March
Not a lot to shake things up this morning but that’s not to say we won’t have a lively end to what has been a busy, and potentially defining, week.

U.S. Navy chief warned of new Chinese activity around a reef in the disputed South China Sea which could be the precursor to more land reclamation.

The dollar lost ground against the yen in midmorning trade as short-term players were taking speculative positions to bring the U.S.

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