In a session in which the focus was expected to be the FOMC meeting and the Q1 2020 US GDP release, investors shifted their attention to the expectations of an effective COVID-19 treatment.
Resultats de la cerca
In yesterday's session, investor sentiment improved as some European countries and U.S. states moved toward gradually reopening their economies.
In the first session of the week, investor sentiment improved as covid-19 deaths slowed in Europe and some major economies moved shyly toward reopening.
In the last session of the week, investors traded cautiously in Europe amid dramatic economic sentiment data in Germany (Ifo sentiment fell to the lowest recorded level) and the absence of a clear EU-wide proposal to fund the recovery in Thursday’s European Council meeting.
Volatility nudged down and most global stock indices advanced, while oil prices rose as OPEC+ producers said they would accelerate planned production cuts.
A rebound in oil prices drove volatility down and fostered generalized gains across stock markets.
Turmoil in oil markets triggered a fresh bout of risk aversion in yesterday's session.
In a day of chaos in oil markets, weak global demand and rapidly filling storage led to a slump in oil prices.
Markets ended the week on an upbeat note as investors saw advanced economies being past the peak of new coronavirus deaths and focused on the release of government guidelines for easing lockdown measures.
In yesterday’s session, investors traded cautiously amid more recession-like data releases.
In yesterday's session, financial markets were driven again by news on coronavirus and sentiment improved mildly across the globe.
Investors started the week in a mixed mood and stocks declined across most advanced and emerging economies but not in China nor in the U.S
Investors traded in a positive mood, supported by a statement from Chinese officials saying that the coronavirus epidemic could be contained by April.
Yesterday, investors traded in a risk-on mood for the second day in a row, as markets turned more optimistic on the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
Yesterday, investors traded cautiously. The session started in a risk-off mood due to a surge in the number of infections, but markets gradually calmed down as the surge was mostly due to improved measurement techniques.
In the last session of the week, investors traded cautiously amid mixed economic data releases. In this context, stock indices edged down modestly in most euro area countries and rose mildly in the U.S.
Investors traded with moderate optimism in a session in which U.S. markets were closed due to President's Holiday.
Yesterday financial markets experienced another risk-off session driven by worries about the coronavirus.
Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus outside China rattled markets again.
Risk aversion eased in yesterday's session but investors continued to trade cautiously and to monitor developments around the coronavirus outbreak.