• It will be an interesting weekend for the markets.
• Japan is most clever at protecting its own markets.
• Countries lining up to talk trade with the US.
• The EU very high on the priority list in trade talks.
• VAT tax in Europe is a problem for the US.

The weekend risk here is high for indices traders. From a risk management perspective, unless you have positions from much lower prices, it would be better to go flat into the weekend and reassess next week.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.