In the first session of the week, investors operated with caution as they continued to digest the Fed's dovish message and the implications for the economic outlook of an inverted yield curve.
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As concerns related to the economic outlook have stabilized, investor's sentiment recovered from the negative tone that prevailed since the end of last week.
Investor's sentiment reflected again concerns on global growth as the ECB President, Mario Draghi, warned that risks to growth were on the rise.
Financial markets were steadier in yesterday's session after having been relatively volatile in the last days as investors digested central banks' communications.
Investors ended the week on a positive note and stocks rose across the board boosted by optimism over trade talks between the U.S. and China.
Global stocks strengthened and core sovereign yields advanced on the back of improving sentiment indicators in the U.S. and China's manufacturing sectors.
After a strong start of the week, financial markets steadied in yesterday's session. European stocks advanced moderately on the back of carmakers while U.S. stocks finished with small gains after being lower for most of the session.
Markets exhibited a positive performance after the release of better-than-expected sentiment indicators in the euro area.
Market sentiment remained positive amid upbeat messages on the trade talks and global stocks advanced moderately.
Financial markets ended the week with an optimistic tone, on the back of better-than-expected employment creation in the U.S. and advances in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.
Financial markets started the week in a quiet mood as investors awaited the beginning of the earnings' season, the ECB meeting and more clues on the trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.
Investor's sentiment turned slightly pessimistic in yesterday's session as concerns on global growth and trade tensions between the U.S. and the EU reemerged. In this context, stock indices decreased in most advanced economies and yields on sovereign bonds edged down.
Investor's sentiment improved on Thursday on the back of positive economic data in the U.S. (jobless claims decreased to a 49-year minimum).
Investors ended the week in a positive note on the back of improving economic indicators in China.
Markets started the week in a moderately positive note and sentiment pushed European stocks mildly upwards.
Market sentiment remained positive following a string of mostly positive earnings releases.
Europeanand Asian stocks advanced on the back of positive growth figures in China (see our assessment here) while U.S. stocks closed with a modest decline due to the release of mixed earnings results.
As financial markets were closed in most euro area countries, yesterday's focus was in the U.S., where the main equity indices ticked up in the lowest trading session since November.
Benoît Cœuré, member of the executive Board of the ECB, said yesterday in an interview that he is not favorable of tiering the central bank negative interest rates.
Disappointing economic sentiment data in Germany (April's Ifo sentiment was 99.2, from 99.6 in March) led to a downbeat mood in euro area financial markets.