In the last session of the week, investors traded cautiously amid growing COVID-19 cases and better-than-expected Q3 GDP releases in the euro area (euro area aggregate +12.7 vs Consensus +9.6; Spain +16.7 vs Consensus +13.5%).
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Volatility declined and stock markets steadied as market sentiment was encouraged by strong Q3 U.S. GDP data (+7.3% qoq and -2.9% yoy) and investors weighed the prospect of renewed ECB stimulus against a worsening euro area economic outlook.
New lockdowns in Europe shook investor sentiment yesterday. Volatility jumped to levels not seen since early June and stock markets tumbled across the world (the main U.S. and European indices dropped by close to 4%). Euro area core sovereign yields declined while peripheral spreads rose, and the EUR weakened below $1.18.
Rising coronavirus infections continued to weigh on investor sentiment and markets exhibited a lower risk appetite in yesterday's session.
Investors started the week on a risk-off mood. Amid rising coronavirus cases, tighter mobility restrictions in Europe and little progress in U.S. fiscal stimulus talks, volatility spiked and stock markets slumped across the board.
Investor risk appetite was mixed in the last session of the week. Advanced-economy stocks gained but EM equities nudged down, while the USD weakened and commodity prices declined.
In yesterday's mixed trading session, the Eurostoxx50 posted a 0.3% loss and European sovereign bond yields edged up as data showed a deterioration of consumer confidence in the euro area.
In the first session of the week, investors' mood improved despite an apparent deadlock in negotiations for a new fiscal stimulus package in the US. Stock indices rose in most trading floors and gains were particularly high in the US, where the surge in tech companies pushed the Nasdaq 100 to its biggest advance since April.
Markets ended the month in a mixed session, as European stocks fell and the S&P 500 recovered from the previous day's losses. Safe haven bond yields rose and the dollar appreciated against the euro.
Investors traded in a mixed mood yesterday, as the S&P 500 gained 0.5%, the Eurostoxx50 edged up 0.02%.
Investors traded on a cautious note in the last session of the week. Amid lower risk appetite, volatility rose, stocks declined across the board (particularly so in the U.S.), safe-haven currencies (such as the JPY and the USD) strengthened and commodity prices fell (the barrel of Brent dipped below $40).
Investor traded in a risk-on mood at the start of the week, leading to broad-based gains in stock markets. Gains were stronger in the U.S., further supported by higher hopes over a new fiscal package to stimulate the economy and amid better-than-expected sentiment indicators (the ISM nonmanufacturing rose to 57.8 points in September).
Markets were mixed in yesterday's session. Stocks in Asia, Europe and emerging economies recovered some of the lost ground in previous days.
Investors searched for direction in yesterday's session. Asian stocks advanced, European indices were mixed, and U.S. equities jumped as markets regained optimism that a partial deal on more fiscal stimulus could still happen.
Volatility declined and markets favored risk assets in a light economic calendar day. Stocks rose across advanced and emerging economies as investors focused on the prospects of a new fiscal package in the U.S. and the release of the accounts of the ECB's September meeting.
Investors' mood worsened yesterday amid increasing COVID-19 cases around the globe and worse-than-expected employment data in the US. In particular, initial jobless claims increased last week by 898k (+53k compared with the previous week), the highest level since August.
Investors traded in a mixed mood yesterday as Europe's second wave of coronavirus advances and forces new restrictions in some countries and regions, and prospects for further fiscal stimulus in the U.S. are uncertain.
EU stocks fell slightly and periphery yields widened as the number of new Covid-19 cases grew and new restrictions were rolled out in a number of countries and regions.
A week-long losing streak in global stock markets ceased on Friday as better than expected earnings results outweighed a worsening of coronavirus cases in the US and Europe. In Europe, the Eurostoxx50 ended the session 1.7% higher despite new coronavirus retrictions in some cities, while the S&P 500 edged up very slightly.
In the last session of a volatile week, stock indices declined across the board and yields on sovereign bonds edged down in the euro area and in the US. In particular, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury fell by 12 basis points and fluctuated again below 1.50%.