Evolution of the international financial markets and evaluation of the main events and economic indicators of the previous day session. Available in English.
Optimism about the economic recovery favored a rotation into cyclical equities as investors digested the U.S. Senate's approval of Biden's $1.9tn fiscal package. European stocks rose across the board while tech-related stocks sold off and weighed on the U.S.' Nasdaq and S&P 500 benchmarks.
Investors traded in a mixed mood in the last session of the week. While European and emerging-market equities declined across the board, U.S. stocks bounced back from losses on the back of stronger-than-expected labor market data (nonfarm payrolls + 379k in February) and their turnaround reversed last week’s losses in the S&P 500.
In yesterday's session, investors extended the sell-off of equity and most stock indices across advanced economies registered losses. Jerome Powell reiterated in a speech that the Fed is committed with its objectives and that it will keep easy credit conditions even when economic conditions improve.
Investors traded with a cautious mood in yesterday's session amid improving economic sentiment indicators. In particular, services PMIs improved in the euro area but remain in contraction territory (below 50).
In yesterday's session investors traded cautiously. Stock indices declined in the US, particularly so the tech-heavy Nasdaq, and were mixed in the euro area.
In the first session of the week, investors traded with a positive and risk-on mood. The release of improving manufacturing PMI data in most countries (with the exception of China) and expectations that the vaccination campaign will be effective contributed to the optimism in financial markets.
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%.
The global stock rout deepened on Thursday as the sell-off in US Treasuries continued affecting markets across the world. The yield on 10-year US sovereign bonds rose sharply to 1.53%, and the 5-year yield jumped 21 basis points, the second-largest one day increase seen in the past decade, as investors anticipated large stimulus measures.
Investors traded with optimism during yesterday's session. In Europe, the upward revision of the German Q4 GDP (from +0.1% qoq to +0.3%), supported by exports and construction, led to a rise of 0.5% in Eurostoxx50. European sovereign yields also rose and peripheral spreads widened slightly.
Markets were volatile during yesterday's session, as US stocks reversed the losses of earlier in the day. The S&P 500 gained 0.1% on the day after being down 1.8% at one point earlier on Tuesday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was down 3.9% in early trading before reversing part of the losses and ending the day down just 0.5%.
The sell-off in the US bond market continued on Monday as worries about inflation erode expected bond returns. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose 3 basis points to 1.37%. These worries also hit Asian markets, where Japan's 10-year yields rose to 0.13% and Australia's rose to its highest level since June 2019 (1.61%).