Financial Markets Daily Report 22 julio 2020
Yesterday investors traded on a risk-on mood on the back of an historical agreement in the EU. The €750bn stimulus plan agreed will consist of €390bn in grants and €360bn in loans.
- Yesterday investors traded on a risk-on mood on the back of an historical agreement in the EU. The €750bn stimulus plan agreed will consist of €390bn in grants and €360bn in loans. The bloc will be able to issue debt and funds will be disbursed in 2021-2023.
- European stock indices started the session with solid advances and the German DAX even turned positive on a YTD basis for some minutes. Nevertheless, as the session advanced, optimism lost some ground and advanced economies' stock indices closed with moderate gains.
- In FX markets, the US dollar continued to weaken against advanced and emerging economies' currencies and the euro fluctuated above $1.15, a level not seen since January 2019.
- In oil markets, the price of the barrel of Brent rose above $44, hitting a four-month high.