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In yesterday's mixed trading session, the Eurostoxx50 posted a 0.3% loss and European sovereign bond yields edged up as data showed a deterioration of consumer confidence in the euro area.

Yesterday's trading session was mixed and investor sentiment was dominated by news of Brexit negotiations resuming and the prospects of further fiscal stimulus in the U.S.

Investors traded in a mixed mood yesterday as Europe's second wave of coronavirus advances and forces new restrictions in some countries and regions, and prospects for further fiscal stimulus in the U.S. are uncertain. 

EU stocks fell slightly and periphery yields widened as the number of new Covid-19 cases grew and new restrictions were rolled out in a number of countries and regions.

A week-long losing streak in global stock markets ceased on Friday as better than expected earnings results outweighed a worsening of coronavirus cases in the US and Europe. In Europe, the Eurostoxx50 ended the session 1.7% higher despite new coronavirus retrictions in some cities, while the S&P 500 edged up very slightly.

In yesterday's session, investors traded cautiously amid mixed corporate earnings releases in the US and economic data releases broadly in line with consensus expectations.

In yesterday's session, the pause in a vaccine trial after a patient fell ill weighed on sentiment. Stock indices declined across the globe (in the US, Q3 earnings season started disappointing investors) and yields on sovereign bonds edged slightly down. In FX markets, the US dollar strengthened against advanced and emerging economies' currencies.

In the first session of the week, investors' mood improved despite an apparent deadlock in negotiations for a new fiscal stimulus package in the US. Stock indices rose in most trading floors and gains were particularly high in the US, where the surge in tech companies pushed the Nasdaq 100 to its biggest advance since April.

In August, investors have been trading on a cautiously positive note –weighing the recovery in activity indicators against ongoing and renewed coronavirus outbreaks across advanced and emerging economies. In this context, somewhat lower risk aversion has eased pressures on safe-haven assets and favored the performance of risky assets.

Investor sentiment steadied in yesterday's session and markets halted a string of volatile sessions this week. U.S. stocks rebounded and European equities continued to advance. Earlier, Asian stocks had closed lower, dragged by the previous days' jump in volatility.

In yesterday's session, financial markets were mixed as traders digested worse-than-expected corporate earnings releases.

Volatility rose and stocks sold off as investors focused on the outlook for supply shortages and inflation. Stock market losses were widespread across sectors and countries while commodity prices advanced, the USD weakened, and U.S. sovereign yields nudged up.

Stock markets rebounded across advanced economies and implied volatility eased as risk sentiment improved.

Yesterday, investors in the US traded with optimism as the Federal Reserve kept its official interest rates unchanged and reiterated its intention to "act as appropriate to support the economy".

During a busy day for economic data releases, investors digested the record-low GDP growth figures in the US and Germany and demand for safe-haven assets rose.

The spread of new COVID-19 cases weakened investor's sentiment in the last session of August. Stock indices declined in most advanced and emerging economies except for the heavy technology-weighted Nasdaq index, in the US, and the Japanese Nikkei.
 

In the last session of the week, investors continued to digest the Federal Reserve's new inflation approach, in which it will be more tolerant to inflation increases.