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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.
The last stages of this cycle of monetary policy tightening centered the stage in yesterday’s session as the ECB hiked interest rates by 25bp (depo at 3.75% and refi at 4.25%). Nevertheless, Christine Lagarde said that this might not be the last hike and insisted that interest rates will remain high for a long period of time to break the back of inflation.
The ADP National Employment Report showed private payrolls increased by 978,000 jobs, the biggest increase since June last year. Additional figures of the services sector showed signs of economic improvement. On the other hand, President Joe Biden may be open to hike the corporate tax rate below 28%.
The Fed delivered a hawkish pause yesterday, leaving interest rates unchanged but acknowledging a strong US economy. The dot-plot projects a tighter policy through 2024 and 2025, consistent with rates higher for longer. US stock indices fell and US Treasury yields rose on the news, with the yield curve flattening, while the USD appreciated.
Yesterday, investors traded in a low volatility environment as the Fed's last meeting minutes reiterated its intention to keep the monetary policy stance unchanged for some time. Nevertheless, as it was anticipated in the dot plot, several members argued that they would favor raising rates earlier than the FOMC’s median view.
Yesterday investors traded cautiously as the threat of a possible US government shutdown by the end of the week and “high for longer” interest rates continue to lead the narrative. Investors were also at odds with Minneappolis Fed President Neel Kashkari’s dovish tone regarding interest rates path ahead.
Markets started the week on a moderately positive note. In a session with no major economic releases, volatility declined, stocks rose moderately across advanced economies, and EM equities were mixed.
In yesterday’s session, investors once more weighed the growing tensions in the Middle East and the future path of interest rates. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would proceed carefully with rates, highlighting that the rise in yields in bond markets is helping to tighten financial conditions.
In yesterday's session, the FOMC decided to leave interest rates unchanged at the 5.25%-5.50% target range. Despite describing the economic outlook with similar words than in September and not ruling out an additional rate hike, markets lowered the probabilities of a further tightening in the monetary policy stance.
In yesterday's session financial markets continued to digest the last US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision, where interest rates were held unchanged at the 5.25%-5.50% target range and President Jerome Powell hinted that we might already be at the peak of the hiking cycle, although new rate hikes were not definitely ruled out.
In Friday’s session, markets traded again with strong risk appetite as investors continued to price in the end of the central banks’ tightening cycle. US employment data showed signs of a cooling labor market, further fueling investors’ expectations of no further rate hikes. Markets are now pricing in a rate cut in June by the Fed and in April by the ECB.
In yesterday’s session, investors traded cautiously amid mixed comments from central bank officials regarding interest rates’ paths ahead. In the euro area, ECB Chief economist Phillip Lane said that not enough progress has been accomplished in bringing inflation back to 2% and some other members did not rule out an additional rate hike.
Investors ended the week on a positive mood, supported by upbeat corporate earnings and favourable economic data. Markit's composite PMIs showed that July economic activity remained solid in the U.S. (59.7 points) and accelerated in Europe (EA: 60.6 points, a 21-year high; Germany: 62.5; France: 56.8).
La pandèmia ha modificat l’escenari de la inversió immobiliària comercial i ha perfilat diferents tipus d’actius en funció del grau d’afectació derivat de les restriccions a la mobilitat imposades per neutralitzar la crisi sanitària. Entre els actius afavorits, destaquen els actius residencials, els centres logístics i de dades i una gran part dels actius del sector detallista. Entre els més desfavorits, hi ha les oficines i els actius hotelers, llastats per l’auge del teletreball i per l’enfonsament del turisme internacional.
Les perspectives per al conjunt de l’economia espanyola estan molt condicionades per l’evolució de les pressions inflacionistes, en especial les energètiques. El sector primari ja venia patint l’alça dels costos de producció, i el conflicte bèl·lic a Ucraïna no ha fet més que agreujar la situació.