Los escenarios económicos siguen estando muy abiertos, sujetos al elevado nivel de incertidumbre sobre la evolución de la guerra de Ucrania y sus implicaciones económicas, al efecto de los cierres parciales de actividad en China por la política de COVID cero, así como a las implicaciones del proceso de normalización monetaria ante una nueva amenaza como es la inflación. Así nos lo cuenta Clàudia Canals en nuestro podcast de mayo.
Resultats de la cerca
Estamos asistiendo a un progresivo movimiento de muchas economías hacia zonas del ciclo económico paulatinamente menos afectadas por la COVID-19. "Menos afectadas" no significa en absoluto que no haya impacto (los coletazos de la variante delta todavía están entre nosotros). Tampoco implica que la posición hacia la ansiada normalización sea la misma para todos los países. Así nos lo cuenta Clàudia Canals en el podcast de septiembre.
La inversió al mercat immobiliari comercial va registrar caigudes significatives el 2023, a conseqüència de l’augment dels tipus d’interès. No obstant això, a mesura que avanci el 2024, s’espera una reactivació de les operacions, gràcies al descens que s’anticipa dels tipus d’interès i a una evolució favorable dels fonamentals que determinen el comportament dels diferents segments. D’una banda, un major dinamisme del consum servirà de suport al segment al detall, i la contínua penetració de l’e-commerce continuarà requerint d’inversions al segment logístic. De l’altra, el living es consolidarà com el segment que atreu més inversió, i el sector hoteler continuarà tenint una evolució positiva, gràcies a la bona marxa del turisme a Espanya. Finalment, les oficines continuaran adaptant-se a les noves exigències de sostenibilitat i a les noves formes de treball sorgides arran de la pandèmia.
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.
Risk aversion continued to set the tone across markets on Thursday, following the imposition of lockdown measures in some big urban areas in China. In the US, new weekly jobless claims and the manufacturing ISM survey surprised positively, which, in turn, exacerbated fears among investors of more aggressive interest rate hikes.
In yesterday's session investors traded cautiously amid concerns on the new coronavirus variant and mixed economic sentiment data releases. November manufacturing PMIs ticked up in the euro area (58.4) but decreased in Spain (57.1 vs 57.4 in October), China (49.9 vs 50.6) and the U.S. (58.3 vs 58.4).
In the last session of the week, investors traded cautiously amid ongoing talks between Russian and Ukrainian authorities, although during the weekend Russia intensified aerial attacks on the western part of Ukraine. This week talks are expected to continue between both countries and officials from China and the US will also hold a meeting.
Investors started the week with no clear direction, as traders digested mixed signals from the GDP data in China and corporate results in the US. Financial markets were closed across Europe, Australia and Hong Kong.
In yesterday's session, investors' sentiment deteriorated amid the expectation of a tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve and the ECB and disappointing corporate results. Concerns about the Covid-19 situation in China added to the somber sentiment.
Investors traded with a risk-on mood on Monday after Joe Biden signalled he would reconsider tariffs imposed to China by the Trump administration and Christine Lagarde offered a clear guidance on the next steps for the ECB.
Risk aversion returned to the fore during a volatile session on Tuesday, as investors reassessed the risk of a global recession amid ongoing disruptions in gas supply in Europe and reports of new COVID cases in some regions in China.
Risk appetite extended across markets on Thursday, as fears about inflation and monetary tightening eased following soft labour data in the US (weekly jobless claims rose to the highest level since January). Meanwhile, news reported that China’s government is considering more fiscal support by raising by $220bn the issuance of special bonds.
Friday´s session was clouded by the risk that geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could escalate further causing a sustained rise in oil prices. On the economic side, US University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment fell from 68 to 63 from last month and China exports fell, although by less than expected by the consensus.
Markets ended the week in a mixed mood as investors pondered over the Fed's plans for stimuli withdrawal, risks from China's Evergrande and the announcement that Chinese authorities will ban all transactions and mining related to cryptocurrencies. Global stocks declined or closed flat while the USD rose against most AE and EM currencies.
The week kicked off to a mixed start. US Treasury yields rose after Trump announced on the weekend the US will raise tariffs on steel and aluminium (25% to 50%) and accused China of breaching the trade truce agreement. Separately, the ISM and PMI surveys for May showed delivery times increasing, while prices paid by suppliers remained elevated.
China’s central bank triggered a risk-on mood in financial markets yesterday by introducing the largest stimulus package since the pandemic to support its faltering economy: it reduced reserve requirements for banks, cut a key repo rate, and lowered the mortgage rate for homeowners.
Risk aversion returned to the fore during a volatile session on Tuesday, with weak trade data in China resurging fears of a global economic slowdown and as there were no clear progress during the first talks between Democrats and Republicans to try to resolve the US debt ceiling standoff. Today the focus turns to the US CPI inflation data for April.
Another session with mixed results across financial markets on Wednesday, with investors’ sentiment weighted down by weak trade data in China and hawkish signals from some major central banks.
Investors ended the week by trading cautiously amid ongoing trade uncertainty, after Trump accused China of breaching a trade deal and said he expected to speak to Xi. US Treasury yields fell slightly, with some Fed officials maintaining their wait-and-see approach despite data released on Friday showed US consumer spending and PCE inflation slowed down in April.
Investors started the week trading with a more subdued tone, with sentiment soured by data showing a slowdown in China in Q2 and by lingering inflationary concerns on the back of upside tensions in some agricultural prices.