Asian stocks dropped markedly on Monday, following the crackdown by the Chinese government on education and tech companies. Investors in Europe and the U.S., however, shrugged off the spike in volatility, bolstered by optimism over the corporate earnings season.
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US Treasury yields dropped along the curve after the ADP survey showed an unexpected decrease of private payrolls in November, suggesting further weakness of the job market and consolidating views on a rate cut by the Fed next week. In consequence, the dollar depreciated against all its main peers.
El sector agroalimentari espanyol es caracteritza per la seva elevada propensió exportadora: la gamma de productes que exporta és cada vegada més àmplia i arriba a més destinacions. No obstant això, hi ha una altra dimensió que convé tenir en compte: la complexitat exportadora, un concepte que mesura la intensitat de coneixement necessari per produir els béns exportats. Perquè no solament importa exportar molt, sinó també el que s’exporta.
La situació del sector turístic ha millorat de forma considerable durant la temporada d’estiu. La vacuna ha estat un punt d’inflexió clar, que ha propiciat la retirada de les restriccions i la recuperació de la mobilitat a Europa, i ha mantingut la pandèmia sota control. Els indicadors de demanda, d’oferta i, fins i tot, de preus confirmen un canvi radical de la situació, no solament a Espanya, sinó també als països del nostre entorn. Així, la bona collita estiuenca ens empeny a ser optimistes de cara als mesos que han de venir, durant els quals esperem presenciar una consolidació de la recuperació que hauria de garantir que el 2022 torni a ser un bon any per a la indústria turística espanyola.
Europa és el principal emissor turístic del món i la conca del Mediterrani, el seu principal receptor. Això beneficia doblement Espanya, on el sector turístic és un dels més consolidats de la regió. No obstant això, altres mercats desenvolupen amb força les respectives indústries turístiques, i el retorn a escena d’Egipte, de Tunísia i de Turquia ha modificat l’entorn competitiu dels últims anys.
L’oferta d’habitatge nou continua creixent amb vigor, en especial a les zones amb més demanda. De cara als propers trimestres, la senda expansiva del sector tindrà continuïtat.
During Friday's session, sentiment moderated following the recent risk-on momentum, as investors headed into the weekend focused on developments in the Middle East and the prospect of US–Iran talks. Brent crude traded around USD 95/barrel, while TTF gas declined by around 5% to €43/MWh.
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.50%, as expected, and hinted that if inflation readings continue in the right direction, a September rate cut "could be on the table." Markets reaffirmed their expectation of three 25bp interest rate cuts for the remainder of 2024. Treasury yields fell by +10bp, and US equities rallied.
Investors ended the week with renewed risk appetite as inflation data released during the day was broadly in line with expectations. In the US, the core PCE price index rose 0.2% month on month in June, as expected, bolstering hopes of a Fed rate cut in September. In the eurozone, 1 and 3 year inflation expectations remained at 2.8% and 2.3% respectively.
In yesterday’s session, investors took a mildly positive view of December’s US CPI report, which confirmed the disinflationary momentum in the US economy, even though the headline figure was higher than expected. Government bond yields fell on the news and the market's discounted probability of a Fed rate cut in March rose.
European sovereign yields edged lower in yesterday's trading session following a speech by ECB chief Christine Lagarde in which she signalled further monetary easing. In her speech, Lagarde emphasised the importance of the duration, and not only the size, of monetary accomodation, and identified PEPP and TLTROs as the main crisis tools.
Lower-than-expected PMIs for July in the euro area (services 51.9 vs. 52.9 expected, and manufacturing 45.6 vs. 46.1 expected) sent the region's sovereign bond yields higher. Equities were mixed, ending mostly lower, while the PSI20 advanced and the Ibex-35 ended flat, boosted by the energy and utilities sectors.
Financial markets ended the day with mixed results, as investors digested a decision by the ECB to scale down its asset purchases and, separately, hawkish comments by some Fed officials about the likely start of tapering this year. These fears outweighed positive labour data in the US (new jobless claims fell to 310k last week, a pandemic-era low).
Global financial markets were mixed in the last session of the week as investors continue to navigate through interest rate cut expectations and new economic data. US University of Michigan consumer sentiment index improved to 78.8, the highest reading since July 2021, boosting the stock market and bringing the S&P 500 to a new record high.
In yesterday’s session, investors continued to trade with a risk aversion mood, extending recent losses across the main equity markets. In its Beige Book, the Fed noted that economic growth is downshifting due to the spread of the Delta variant, while several Asian countries are extending restrictions to control the outbreak.
Economic sentiment data and new advances in a vaccine treatment for COVID-19 were the main drivers of a mixed session in financial markets. On the one hand, the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc said that their vaccine prevented 70% of the participants from falling ill. This effectiveness rises to 90% with an alternative treatment.
In the last session of the week, investor sentiment worsened as uncertainty over the fiscal stimulus in the US rose and the EU-UK trade negotiations seemed to be heading towards a no-deal brexit.
The accommodative monetary policy stance confirmed in yesterday's Federal Reserve's meeting and the better-than-expected December flash PMIs in the euro area kept optimism among investors. In particular, the manufacturing indices were expected to fall but managed to increase, and the services indices rose but remained below 50.
Markets ended the week on a negative mood, following the release of weaker than expected employment data in the US (non-farm payrolls rose by 235k in August after 1,053k in July). The disappointing figures could well postpone a decision by the Fed to taper its asset purchases for later this year.
Investors traded with a positive tone in yesterday's session as March PMI data surprised on the upside in most regions, particularly in the euro area (Composite Index 52.5 vs 48.8 in February). The advance was more robust in the manufacturing sector, although the services index also increased.