Yesterday in the United States was published positive data on retail sales, triggering confidence about upcoming increases in interest rates as much as three more times in 2018. The yield on 10-year Treasury bonds rose to a level of 3.09%, reaching a value previously observed in 2011.
The chief economic adviser to Xi Jinping is coming to the United States for a four-day visit to hold trade negotiations with Steven Mnuchin, since the previous negotiations in Beijing were not fruitful.
However, in the international arena fears of a trade war have decreased after the abolition by Donald Trump of the ban on using US technology imposed on the Chinese ZTE Corporation, despite the fact that such statements by the head of the White House have been condemned and criticized by both parties.
At yesterday's auction the price of the Brent crude again updated its highs, and the dollar index reached the level of December 2017.
