The previous week followed a neutral format for the US markets. American stock indices went down on Friday, 14 June, in connection with investors generally avoiding risks in the environment of increased tension on the Middle East. The negative moods on the market were also supported by weak statistical data on the dynamics of industrial output in China. In May 2019, industrial output in China grew 5.0% in annual terms, which is a record-low for the last seventeen years. These data made investors convinced that the trade dispute with the US is seriously weakening the Chinese economy.

Financial markets survey 18.06.2019