Equity and bond market performance diverged further, given mounting expectations that stimulus-fuelled demand could spill over into higher inflation. The week ahead will bring fresh sentiment surveys, as well as inflation and GDP data from the US and other major economies.

The titans of the US tech sector, household names such as Facebook, Amazon and Google, have been described as ‘too big to care’.

Four years after the Brexit referendum, following months of intensive talks, a trade deal has finally been struck. We also look at the price of carbon hit an all-time high. Or rather the price of the credits for the release of a tonne of carbon, which change hands on the EU’s Emissions Trading System.