Asian markets tilted upwards on Friday morning in an effort to end the week higher after a week of choppy trading.

Markets reacted positively to an announcement on Thursday that there will be a fresh round of trade talks taking place between the U.S. and China before the end of the month.

U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday, pressured by continued trade tensions and a downbeat earnings report.

China said it complained about raising US tariffs on solar panels to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, adding to the escalating conflicts with US President Donald Trump on trade and technology.

Turkey announced on Wednesday it was working to increase tariffs on imports of some US products, which led to escalating dispute with the United States, provoking the Turkish currency to record a new historic low.

European stock indexes traded higher on Tuesday after two days of selling sent stock prices broadly lower in Europe and across the globe.

Gold prices were stuck near 18-month lows on Tuesday morning after the U.S. dollar hit a 13-month high on Monday.

Global stocks indexes hit fresh lows on Monday as traders dumped equities and shed emerging market shares in favor of safer assets including the government bonds and the U.S. dollar.

The Turkish lira plummeted over the weekend, hitting a record low of 7.06 lira to the dollar in early Asian trade.

This week will see a lighter news agenda compared to last week, with central bank input due from the Reserve Banks of Australia and New Zealand.

The US Dollar Index fell just shy of a 13-month peak in Asian trading on Friday. The Index, which FX traders use to gauge the greenback's relative strength, was just off a 13-month peak at 95.652 .DXY.

The Pound has finally recovered after being under heavy sell pressure; the currency had earlier approached a 1-year trough versus the US Dollar on the backs of increasingly jittery investors who worry about Britain's economic and trading future.

Uncertainty and worry over escalating trade tensions sent the safe haven Japanese Yen broadly higher during Asian trade.

Brexit fears continue to wreak havoc on the Pound Sterling which today fell to a 11-month trough on investor concerns.

The US Dollar could not maintain momentum against some of its rivals and was broadly lower a a result.

In the wake of a Pound sell off, the British currency managed to recover and steady despite major concerns over the looming Brexit.

The Pound remained on the back foot during the Asian trading session after striking an 11-month trough against the greenback on Monday.

FX traders are becoming increasingly concerned over the likelihood that the UK government will not have been able to work out a Brexit plan when the time comes for Britain to leave the European Union next year.

Canadian manufacturing and exporting industries were under fire on Sunday, feeling the heat from both the United States and Saudi Arabia.

This week will see a lighter news agenda compared to last week, with central bank input due from the Reserve Banks of Australia and New Zealand.

The US Dollar Index moved higher even as markets fret over the increase in trade tensions between China and the United States.

Wary FX traders have continued to second guess the Bank of England's outlook in the hours before the monetary policy decision is announced.

Oil prices were higher on Thursday morning in Asia in an effort to reverse some of the losses they’ve seen over the past few days of heavy selloffs.

Though most policy experts see the Bank of England as pushing ahead with a rate hike at the upcoming policy meeting.

Oil prices ended July significantly lower and continued to decline into August after data released on Tuesday showed U.S. crude stockpiles rose unexpectedly.

The Pound Sterling has pushed higher against the US Dollar on growing expectations that the UK central bank will be raising interest rates when it meets later this week.

Asian stock indexes were trading lower to start the day on Tuesday after Wall Street failed to close higher.

With the Bank of England policy decision looming, the Pound Sterling edged higher but analysts say gains are likely to be capped given the backdrop of a potentially messy Brexit.

The U.S. dollar was steady at the start of the Asian trading session on Monday as traders eagerly awaited the central bank announcements that are expected later this week.

This week will see a much heavier news agenda compared to last week, with central bank input due from the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, and the Bank of England.