Investors traded cautiously during yesterday's session ahead of the FOMC meeting today, in which the Fed is expected to lower interest rates by 25bp (see our take here). US Treasury yields edged down, euro area sovereign yields were flat, and stocks fell on both sides of the Atlantic. The euro rose against the dollar to its highest in 4 years, close to 1.187.
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Investors kicked-off the week on a cautious tone. US Treasury yields continued to tick slightly higher, following the tendency of the last sessions. Global equities were mixed, rising in the US and declining across the euro area. A study published by the ECB found eurozone consumers have been shifting away from US goods and reducing overall discretionary spending.
Markets seemed to shrug off the U.S. government shutdown in yesterday's session. Global stocks rose and U.S. sovereign yields declined amid weak U.S. labor market data. Euro area sovereign yields were little changed, and the euro held steady at $1.17. Gold also steadied after having rallied in the last few days.
Without relevant macro data to trade on, no advances in negotiations to reopen the US government, nor any new developments in France, markets traded cautiously during yesterday's session. Euro area sovereign yields ended mostly flat while US Treasury yields edged lower, and stocks retreated globally. The euro weakened to 1.16 against the dollar.
Markets were mixed in yesterday's session as uncertainty about the situation in France and the US government shutdown continued to dampen investors' sentiment. Sovereign yields edged higher on both sides of the Atlantic and the euro weakened to $1.15 against the dollar. Euro area stocks were mixed and US stocks fell as the tech-fueled rally took a pause.
Wednesday saw another mixed session in financial markets. Eurozone sovereign bond yields fell, with curves flattening slightly, as August industrial production data in the eurozone surprised to the upside (though still contracted). The French spread also narrowed and sat below the Italian one, as Lecornu’s new government cemented its chances of survival.
Thursday saw another mixed session in financial markets. US Treasury yields declined after several Fed officials commented on further rate cuts, although they disagreed on the magnitude and pace of easing. Eurozone sovereign bond yields also fell, particularly Italian ones, following the Government’s submission of its Draft Budgetary Plan to the European Commission.
La economía española se muestra sorprendentemente resiliente en el nuevo escenario de previsiones de CaixaBank Research, con un crecimiento del PIB cercano al 3% gracias al impulso de la demanda interna. Sin embargo, persisten los riesgos internacionales que podrían ensombrecer estas perspectivas: desde el auge del proteccionismo comercial y la desaceleración europea hasta posibles repuntes de los precios energéticos. Nuestros economistas Adrià Morron y Oriol Carreras nos explican con claridad las claves de este escenario, en un nuevo episodio de Economía Exprés.
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As expected, the ECB kept interest rates unchanged (depo at 2%) and reinforced its meeting-by-meeting data-dependent strategy. Euro area sovereign yields edged higher, and equities had a mixed session across the region. On the macro front, euro area GDP grew 0.2% qoq in Q3 (1.3% yoy), up from 0.1% qoq in Q2.
Markets had a mixed session. US stocks advanced ahead of Nvidia's earnings report, while most euro area indices retreated. US Treasury yields rose after the BLS announced it will not publish the October and November jobs data before the Fed's next meeting, leading markets to reduce expectations of a rate cut in December to 30%. Euro area sovereign yields were flat.
Markets opened on a positive note after strong Nvidia earnings results, with a clear risk-on tone in Europe as equities rose and sovereign yields edged higher. But sentiment reversed sharply in the US after the European close, leading to a broad pullback in equities, with an intraday swing of nearly 5% in the Nasdaq, as the VIX hit its highest since April.
La economía mundial se adentra en 2026 con notables muestras de resiliencia tras la incertidumbre de 2025, pero también con grandes tendencias de fondo que plantean nuevos retos. Fenómenos como la geoeconomía de un mundo más fragmentado, el auge de la inteligencia artificial o la necesidad de acelerar la transición verde marcarán el paso del nuevo año. Al mismo tiempo, la deuda pública ha aumentado de forma generalizada en la última década y alcanza niveles históricos en muchas economías, lo que enciende alertas sobre la sostenibilidad fiscal y crea un dilema para Europa: retornar a la disciplina presupuestaria sin renunciar a inversiones estratégicas clave. En este nuevo episodio de Economía Exprés, Patricia Esteban conversa con el economista David Martínez Turégano para explicar con claridad estas cuestiones: qué nos depara 2026 en el plano económico global y cómo abordar el desafío de la deuda soberana. El resultado es un análisis divulgativo y riguroso que te ayudará a entender las claves económicas del nuevo año.
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In yesterday's session, European government bond yields broadly fell after December inflation numbers for Germany and France came in lower than expected, lowering odds of future rate hikes from the ECB. Investors will be attentive to today's release of December CPI in the euro area, looking for more hints on the rate path in the short term.
Euro area sovereign bond yields continued to fall during yesterday's session, as earlier data releases that showed a lower-than-expected inflation in France and Germany were complemented with an inflation in the euro area in December of a 2% annual variation. Expectations of an ECB rate hike fell as well, as now the market does not price one until 2028.
European investors began the week with a risk-off tone, as US markets were closed for the Martin Luther King holiday. Sentiment deteriorated after Trump announced plans to impose new tariffs on European countries siding with Denmark in the Greenland dispute and the EU hinted at possible retaliation.
En este episodio de Economía Exprés, estrenamos 2026 con una mirada al mundo y a la productividad. Patricia Esteban conversa con Isabela Lara White sobre el estado de la economía internacional tras un 2025 convulso, pero sorprendentemente resiliente. ¿Cómo se han comportado los mercados financieros? ¿Cómo han resistido las grandes economías, España incluida, a los embates de la geopolítica, los aranceles y la incertidumbre global? Después, junto a Javier García Arenas, nos adentramos en el dossier especial de CaixaBank Research sobre productividad: ¿Por qué es importante? ¿Qué factores explican que unas regiones europeas crezcan más que otras? ¿Y qué puede hacer España (y sus comunidades autónomas) para mejorar su posición en el ranking de productividad? No te pierdas la nueva temporada del programa.
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Yesterday's session showed sharp risk-off moves amid escalating Middle East tensions, with volatility picking up across assets. Brent rose to $77/barrel (briefly touching $80 during the day) and European natural gas climbed to EUR 44/MWh. Equities sold-off in Asia (-1%) and the euro area (-2%), while US markets showed relative resilience. The US dollar strengthened, gold advanced, and sovereign yields moved higher globally as investors moved into safe-have assets.
Yesterday’s session reflected a risk-on tone in European and Asian markets, as investors reacted to late Monday remarks from President Trump suggesting that the Middle East conflict could end soon. Asian equities rebounded sharply, with Japan’s Nikkei-225 rising around 3%, and the Spanish IBEX-35 outperforming European peers.
Central banks took center stage, with a broadly hawkish tilt across major economies. The ECB left the depo rate unchanged at 2.00%, as expected, but highlighted stagflationary risks stemming from the Middle East conflict. Euro area sovereign yields edged higher, as markets now fully price in two rate hikes in 2026, while the euro recovered and equities declined sharply.
Más allá del daño humano, ecológico y moral que supone cualquier guerra, el conflicto en Irán ha sacudido los mercados financieros, ha disparado la incertidumbre global y ha reabierto el riesgo de una nueva crisis energética. ¿Cuál es la exposición de España y Europa a esta crisis? ¿Qué impacto puede tener en la energía, la inflación y los tipos de interés? ¿Y en los distintos sectores de actividad? Los economistas Adrià Morron y David Martínez Turégano responden a estas preguntas en el capítulo de abril de “Economía Exprés”.
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