26 August 2021
Markets traded on a positive mood as investors wait for central-bank guidance. Volatility declined and stocks posted moderate gains across advanced and emerging economies.
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25 August 2021
Markets were mixed in a light-volume session with no major economic releases. A rebound in Chinese equities and rising commodity prices supported EM currencies and triggered gains across emerging-economy stock markets. In advanced-economies, U.S. equities rose moderately while European markets closed mixed.
24 August 2021
Investors started the week on a positive mood, favoring risky assets amid supportive economic releases. Volatility declined, stock markets rallied across advanced and emerging economies, most currencies strengthened against the USD and commodity prices rebounded on the back of positive market sentiment.
23 August 2021
In August's low trading environment, markets searched for direction as investors continued to weigh the spread of the Delta variant against positive economic indicators and some hawkish-sounding remarks from Fed officials.
02 August 2021
Markets ended the week in a mixed mood (stocks declined, safe-haven currencies rose) as investors closed positions ahead of low trading in August. The publication of the Financial Markets Daily Report will stop for a few weeks, but we will be keeping an eye on markets and be back by the end of August. We wish our readers a great summer break.
30 July 2021
Investors traded in a positive mood in yesterday's session. Favoured by risk appetite, stocks rose across advanced and emerging economies, commodity prices advanced in a broad-based manner and most currencies strengthened against the USD.
29 July 2021
Volatility declined and global stock markets rebounded as the rout in Chinese equities eased and investors digested the outcome of the Fed's monetary policy meeting.
28 July 2021
Investors turned more cautious as the rout in Chinese equities dragged global stock markets in yesterday's session. Volatility jumped and stocks declined across advanced and emerging economies, with U.S. tech equities posting their biggest drop in more than two months.
27 July 2021
Asian stocks dropped markedly on Monday, following the crackdown by the Chinese government on education and tech companies. Investors in Europe and the U.S., however, shrugged off the spike in volatility, bolstered by optimism over the corporate earnings season.
26 July 2021
Investors ended the week on a positive mood, supported by upbeat corporate earnings and favourable economic data. Markit's composite PMIs showed that July economic activity remained solid in the U.S. (59.7 points) and accelerated in Europe (EA: 60.6 points, a 21-year high; Germany: 62.5; France: 56.8).
23 July 2021
The new forward guidance of the ECB, a tilt more dovish, was received smoothly by financial markets in a session where investor sentiment continued to improve on the back of positive corporate results.
22 July 2021
Yesterday investors paused their concerns on the evolution of the pandemic and traded with an optimistic mood amid better-than-expected corporate results. Since the start of the earnings season, more than 85% of the S&P 500 companies that have released results have beaten analysts’ expectations.