28 June 2018
U.S. stock markets declined again yesterday, with a decrease of 0.9 per cent for the S&P 500 and of 1.5 per cent for the Nasdaq.
Evolution of the international financial markets and evaluation of the main events and economic indicators of the previous day session. Available in English.
U.S. stock markets declined again yesterday, with a decrease of 0.9 per cent for the S&P 500 and of 1.5 per cent for the Nasdaq.
Global stock markets stabilized after the sell-off experienced on Monday. In the U.S., the main indices registered slight increases while in Europe stocks were mixed, with peripheral indices experiencing moderate advances and core indices remaining stable or suffering slight declines.
Global stock markets suffered a significant sell-off as trade tensions continued to worry investors.
European stock markets ended the week on a positive note while the main U.S. indices were mixed, with a slight decrease for the Nasdaq and a small gain for the S&P 500.
Yesterday European assets suffered another risk-off episode (more moderated than the experienced in late May) after two euro skeptic economists from League were appointed as heads of economic committees of the Italian Senate.
Global stock markets performed positively yesterday with modest increases in the S&P 500 and in the main European indices, except for the Portuguese and the French indices that closed with moderate losses.
Yesterday, European stock markets maintained the negative note, with slight decreases in most indices and a more pronounced decline in the German DAX.
For the second day in a row, European stock markets suffered broad-based losses, with the exception of PSI 20 which experienced no change.
Trade tensions between U.S. and China increased as the U.S. Administration announced that it will impose tariffs on Chinese goods.
The ECB announced the phasing out of quantitative easing with net purchases diminishing from 30 to 15 billion euros in the last quarter of the year and ceasing in December.