Evolution of the international financial markets and evaluation of the main events and economic indicators of the previous day session. Available in English.
The spread of new COVID-19 cases weakened investor's sentiment in the last session of August. Stock indices declined in most advanced and emerging economies except for the heavy technology-weighted Nasdaq index, in the US, and the Japanese Nikkei.
In the last session of the week, investors continued to digest the Federal Reserve's new inflation approach, in which it will be more tolerant to inflation increases.
Markets were mixed in yesterday's session as the Fed and its Chairman Jerome Powell announced a change to the longer-run goals and monetary policy strategy. Volatility rose and stocks declined moderately across AEs and EMs.
Investor optimism continued to favor risky assets in yesterday's session. Volatility nudged up, but stocks continued to rise across the board.
Investors traded more cautiously in yesterday's session -in spite of the meeting between U.S. and Chinese trade officials, in which they reaffirmed the implementation of the phase-one trade deal which had been signed in January. In this context, U.S. and EM stocks advanced moderately, while European stock market indices were mixed.
Investors started the week on a positive note amid optimism over medical advances against the coronavirus. Volatility nudged down and stock markets rose across advanced and emerging economies.
In August, investors have been trading on a cautiously positive note –weighing the recovery in activity indicators against ongoing and renewed coronavirus outbreaks across advanced and emerging economies. In this context, somewhat lower risk aversion has eased pressures on safe-haven assets and favored the performance of risky assets.
During a busy day for economic data releases, investors digested the record-low GDP growth figures in the US and Germany and demand for safe-haven assets rose.
Yesterday, investors in the US traded with optimism as the Federal Reserve kept its official interest rates unchanged and reiterated its intention to "act as appropriate to support the economy".
In yesterday's session, financial markets were mixed as traders digested worse-than-expected corporate earnings releases.