By Chris Becker
Risk markets remain stuck between caution and optimism, supported by solid economic prints from the G3, while roiled by tensions in the Korean peninsula, the fallout from Hurricane Harvey on oil and commodity markets and the continued stalemate in US politics. US stock markets finished the week on Friday in good spirits even with a slightly underperforming non-farm payroll print that came with a slight uptick in unemployment.
As usual for Monday mornings, I’ll take a step back and look at markets with a longer term view as my “Trading Week”.