Yesterday, risk aversion returned to European markets (although less sharply than last week) as investors reacted to Italian PM Giuseppe Conte's maiden speech in the Senate.
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European sovereign yields edged up on the back of upbeat comments from the ECB's Chief Economist Peter Praet, which gave investors greater confidence in the ECB's intentions to gradually wind down net asset purchases in the coming months.
Yesterday markets exhibited a mixed performance as most U.S. and European stock market indices declined (with the exception of the Spanish Ibex 35 and the Portuguese PSI 20).
Most of the European stock market indices decreased on Friday while the main U.S. indices registered slight increases.
Global stock markets started the week on a positive note, with slight increases for almost all the developed stock market indices.
Markets were calm amid prospects of diminishing geopolitical risks after President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un pledged to work towards North Korea's denuclearization during the historical summit held yesterday in Singapore.
As it was broadly expected, Federal Reserve officials decided to raise interest rates for the second time this year.
The ECB announced the phasing out of quantitative easing with net purchases diminishing from 30 to 15 billion euros in the last quarter of the year and ceasing in December.
Trade tensions between U.S. and China increased as the U.S. Administration announced that it will impose tariffs on Chinese goods.
For the second day in a row, European stock markets suffered broad-based losses, with the exception of PSI 20 which experienced no change.
Yesterday, European stock markets maintained the negative note, with slight decreases in most indices and a more pronounced decline in the German DAX.
Global stock markets performed positively yesterday with modest increases in the S&P 500 and in the main European indices, except for the Portuguese and the French indices that closed with moderate losses.
Yesterday European assets suffered another risk-off episode (more moderated than the experienced in late May) after two euro skeptic economists from League were appointed as heads of economic committees of the Italian Senate.
European stock markets ended the week on a positive note while the main U.S. indices were mixed, with a slight decrease for the Nasdaq and a small gain for the S&P 500.
Global stock markets suffered a significant sell-off as trade tensions continued to worry investors.
Global stock markets stabilized after the sell-off experienced on Monday. In the U.S., the main indices registered slight increases while in Europe stocks were mixed, with peripheral indices experiencing moderate advances and core indices remaining stable or suffering slight declines.
U.S. stock markets declined again yesterday, with a decrease of 0.9 per cent for the S&P 500 and of 1.5 per cent for the Nasdaq.
Global stock markets were mixed yesterday, with slight increases in the U.S. and decreases for the main European indices.
On Friday, emerging-market (EM) and European stocks rallied (with the exception of the Portuguese PSI20, which declined by -0.5 percent), while U.S. indices moderated their gains in late selling.
Investors started the week with a negative mood as the U.S. is scheduled to impose tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods on Friday.