The Euro (EUR) trades under modest pressure against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, as the Greenback holds steady amid hopes of easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Dec CBOT corn ended higher, but scoring new recovery highs failed to spark new bullish enthusiasm.

The FTSE 100, the UK’s leading stock index, kicked off the week with gains on Monday, fuelled by impressive performances in industrial and mining stocks as easing trade tensions lifted investor sentiment.

The stock market is like a bomb waiting to go off that never does. The /NQ, in that spirit, has done nothing but climb since midnight on Thursday. The only hope for the bears at this point is a string of earnings shocks