Financial Markets Daily Report17 noviembre 2021
In yesterday's session, financial markets ended with mixed results, following the better-than-expected economic data releases in the U.S. (October retail sales and industrial production rose by 1.7% and 1.6 m-o-m, respectively) and comments from various Fed officials.
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- In yesterday's session, financial markets ended with mixed results, following the better-than-expected economic data releases in the U.S. (October retail sales and industrial production rose by 1.7% and 1.6 m-o-m, respectively) and comments from various Fed officials.
- In this context, yields on sovereign bonds edged up in the U.S. and decreased in the euro area. Stock indices were mixed in Europe and advanced in the U.S. In FX markets, the US dollar strengthened against most advanced and emerging currencies and the euro fluctuated near $1.13.
- In energy markets, European gas prices spiked after Germany's energy regulator suspended a key step in the approval process of Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline already built, but without the license to operate, which could double the undersea exports from Russia to Europe.