U.S. House Speaker Ryan: U.S. is ready to forge a new bilateral trade deal with UK as soon as possible

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, crossed the wires, via Reuters, saying that the U.S. is ready to forge a new bilateral trade deal with the U.K. as soon as possible.

Key quotes (via Reuters):

  • Budget next week will include renewed commitment to national security
  • Would like to complete tax reform by end of summer but ok if it needs to go a little longer than that
  • All options are on the table when asked about bombing North Korea
  • We don't want to employ military options in North Korea but need to keep option open
  • Continues to believe Iran deal will remain in place, but need to ratchet up sanctions
  • Can't imagine Britain won't be able to agree a Brexit deal with EU

IMF's Lagarde: I believe all IMF members are supportive of free, fair and global trade

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, is crossing the wires, via Reuters in the last minutes stating the following:
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Forex today: a mixed day for the DXY, up 0.31% despite corporate earnings disappointment in the DOW

While it is a light week of economic events, the FX space today was dominated by the prospects of a flurry of corporate results this week in earnings
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