13 setembre 2018
Global stock markets were mixed in yesterday's session. In the U.S., the S&P 500 closed flat while in Europe stocks rose across the board.
Evolution of the international financial markets and evaluation of the main events and economic indicators of the previous day session. Available in English.
Global stock markets were mixed in yesterday's session. In the U.S., the S&P 500 closed flat while in Europe stocks rose across the board.
Trade tensions continued to impose a cautious tone in financial markets amid news that China would seek the World Trade Organization's support to impose sanctions on the U.S. over dumping tariffs.
The threat of further trade tariffs between China and the U.S. continued to drive financial volatility up in yesterday's session.
Stock markets dropped across advanced and emerging economies amid higher trade-related uncertainty.
Stock indices in advanced economies edged down with the clear exception of the Italian MIB, which continues to recover from last month's losses.
With the stock markets closed in the U.S. because of a federal holiday, European stock markets had a mixed performance.
In the last session of the week, stock markets in Europe registered broad-based losses following the U.S.
Financial markets suffered a bout of volatility as U.S. President Trump was said to move ahead with a plan to impose new tariffs on $200bn in Chinese imports.
U.S. and European stocks rose amid a broad rally in technology shares, while emerging-market equities edged moderately higher both in Asia and Latin America.