29 març 2019
Financial markets were steadier in yesterday's session after having been relatively volatile in the last days as investors digested central banks' communications.
Evolution of the international financial markets and evaluation of the main events and economic indicators of the previous day session. Available in English.
Financial markets were steadier in yesterday's session after having been relatively volatile in the last days as investors digested central banks' communications.
Investor's sentiment reflected again concerns on global growth as the ECB President, Mario Draghi, warned that risks to growth were on the rise.
As concerns related to the economic outlook have stabilized, investor's sentiment recovered from the negative tone that prevailed since the end of last week.
In the first session of the week, investors operated with caution as they continued to digest the Fed's dovish message and the implications for the economic outlook of an inverted yield curve.
Stocks slipped across the board in a session where weaker than expected economic sentiment data took center stage.
Stocks were mixed and sovereign yields remained subdued as investors digested the outcome of Wednesday's Fed monetary policy meeting (see our take on the Fed's latest announcements here).
Investors traded in a cautious mood in yesterday's session and stocks declined across the board.
European stocks rose across the board as investors started the session in a positive mood.
Stock markets rose across advanced and emerging economies as investors started an eventful week (Fed and BoE monetary policy meetings, brexit developments, an EU summit and key activity indicators) in a positive mood.
In the last session of the week, stocks rose across the board sparked by news from China.
Global stock markets were mixed as news that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping won't be meeting at least until next month weighed on sentiment.
Advanced-economy stocks rose across the board as investors found support on positive indicators both in the U.S. (a solid +0.8% mom increase in capital goods orders in January and muted price pressures according to the producer price index, which rose +0.1% mom in February) and the Eurozone (industrial production +1.4% mom in January).