Trading volumes are expected to remain light due to the New Year’s break in the week ahead, reducing liquidity in the market and increasing the volatility. Global financial markets will focus on Friday’s minutes of the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting for further hints on the future path of monetary policy. On the data front,

The trade war between the U.S. and China will continue to weigh on the world economy and Donald Trump will lean on the Fed to keep the economy going as he prepares for re-election. Those factors and the thorny issue of relations with the U.K. post-Brexit will combine to frustrate the European Central Bank’s efforts

Today’s Closing Bell in NY

The last full trading week of 2019 looks set to be an exciting one with the trade roller-coaster still not over despite the announcement of a “phase-one” deal between the U.S. and China. The Brexit process could finally get underway after a landslide victory for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party and Thursday’s Bank