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Earnings Season: US stock markets climb to record levels after unexpectedly good figures
Earnings Season: US stock markets climb to record levels after unexpectedly good figures
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Earnings Season: US stock markets climb to record levels after unexpectedly good figures

A US stock exchange peaked in the reporting season last week. In any case the first quarter was already doing exceptionally well. Whether and how long this pace can be maintained is questionable. Will the current phase on the US stock exchanges soon be nearing its end?

World Economic Forum Davos 2019: about economic downturn and trade war
World Economic Forum Davos 2019: about economic downturn and trade war
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World Economic Forum Davos 2019: about economic downturn and trade war

In view of a trade war, the Brexit and the threat of an economic downturn, the World Economic Forum meeting this year was dominated by calls for increased international cooperation. Read here what Lagarde and Merkel had to say.

Brexit agreement ahead of vote in British Parliament
Brexit agreement ahead of vote in British Parliament
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Brexit agreement ahead of vote in British Parliament

The “divorce agreement” of the British with the EU stands. At the highly anticipated EU Special Summit on Sunday, Britain and the EU agreed on their post-Brexit relations at the end of March 2019. Now only the vote in the British House of Commons is missing. It’s getting tight.