Tech and the FTSE

3rd April 2018

Market Headlines

• Gold Is Heading to $1,400 If Trade War Breaks Out, According to Sprott (Bloomberg)
• Migrant caravan heading to U.S. border puts Mexico in tough spot with Trump (Reuters)
• Why is blockchain-of-choice Ethereum underperforming crypto rivals? (Marketwatch)
• Amazon and Intel drive US markets lower (BBC)
• Bitcoin is on track for its worst first quarter ever with over $114 billion wiped off its value (CNBC)
• Facebook's Zuckerberg fires back at Apple's Tim Cook (BBC)

Today's Economic Announcements (GMT)

• 4:30 - RBA Interest Rate Decision (AUD)
• 7:15 - Retail Sales y/y (CHF)
• 8:00 - Markit Manufacturing PMI (EUR)
• 8:30 - Markit/CIPS Manufacturing PMI (GBP)
• 14:30 - ECB Executive Board Member Mersch Speech (EUR)
• 20:30 - Fed Governor Brainard Speech (USD)
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