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Daily financial market analysis with numbers and trends of major stock, bond, currency, commodity and cryptocurrency indices

20 February 2025

FED minutes weigh on stock markets

The minutes of the latest FED meeting have shattered the calm seen in the financial markets in the first part of the week. US quarterly reports are out, with Walmart’s out today.

17 February 2025

A quiet Monday without US markets

With US markets closed for Presidents’ Day, the third Monday in February seems to be in a state of relative calm. On the macro front, interesting data from Japan.

14 February 2025

Markets breathe a sigh of relief as US tit-for-tat tariffs postponed to April

The announcement of reciprocal tariffs did not do too much damage on the stock markets. Perhaps mindful of the reactions following the tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico, the Trump administration postponed their implementation until April, with ample room for [+]

13 February 2025

US inflation freezes markets’ expectations

More persistent inflation than expected reduces the chances of new Fed intervention in the short term, and financial markets reacted with another weak day in equities and rising bond yields.

12 February 2025

Investors looking for direction

Financial markets continue to search for direction. After Powell’s words, the US inflation data for January will arrive today. In the background still tariffs, still Trump and an indecipherable geopolitical picture.

11 February 2025

Financial markets await Powell’s words

Confirmation or further slowdown in interest rate cuts? Trying to put aside the subject of tariffs for a few hours, the financial markets will look for answers in the words that J Powell, Governor of the FED, will speak on [+]

10 February 2025

New week, more tariffs?

Tariffs, again. In the week that begins, it will still be the Trump administration’s decisions that will affect the mood of investors and the performance of the financial markets. Dollar, gold, oil and treasuries are the assets to monitor this [+]

7 February 2025

Financial markets await the US labour market report

The financial markets continue to be rather erratic this week. The tech sector’s not entirely convincing quarterlies are raising doubts about the profitability of investments in AI. Today is also the day of the US labour market report.

6 February 2025

Financial markets try to calm down

The financial markets are trying to regain some calm after ‘hot’ days. The focus is back on quarterly reports (today it is Amazon’s turn), while on the horizon (tomorrow) are the US labour market data.

5 February 2025

Markets focus on US-China tariffs

The week in the financial markets continues to be driven by international political news. The focus is now on the development of negotiations with China on the tariffs front, but the Middle East issue is also back in the spotlight.

4 February 2025

Tariffs continue to dominate financial markets, China responds

It will be another day marked by trade skirmishes over US tariffs. Yesterday Mexico’s opening, today China’s response in the form of new tariffs on oil and coal. Today is also a day of important quarterly reports (Google and AMD [+]

3 February 2025

US tariffs dominate financial markets as week begins

The US acceleration on tariffs is likely to weigh on financial markets. Pending developments, volatility and bond yields are expected to increase. The dollar continues to strengthen.

31 January 2025

Quarterly reports bring calm to stock markets

The stock markets seem to have regained some calm after last Monday’s storm. Quarterly reports on the one hand and good macro data on the other are prompting optimism. But there is no shortage of pitfalls, as shown by the [+]

30 January 2025

ECB, growth and employment in focus for the euro area

Today will give financial markets a full picture of the health of the Eurozone economy, with growth and employment numbers, while the ECB is expected to cut interest rates further. In the US, the quarterly earnings season continues, today it [+]

29 January 2025

Today it is the FED’s turn, financial markets also await the first big tech companies to examine quarterly reports

The financial markets are preparing for an important day with regard to monetary policy and corporate earnings. In the background are the developments in the DeepSeek affair and the positive momentum of gold and the dollar.

28 January 2025

DeepSeek, the day after on financial markets

The DeepSeek affair, which broke out suddenly on the last Monday of January, makes the week on the markets even more interesting. The stock markets are preparing for the next day, on the one hand trying to analyse with a [+]

27 January 2025

A quarterly earnings week begins in the US

It will be the quarterly earnings of the major US companies that will direct the games in the coming week, in the background remain the reactions to the Trump administration’s next moves and the PCE data coming on Friday.

24 January 2025

Eurozone PMI surveys are a test for financial markets

Financial markets await Eurozone PMI survey data to decipher possible central bank moves. Monetary policy takes centre stage with the BoJ’s decision to raise rates. In the United States, the rally at the beginning of the year seems likely to [+]

23 January 2025

Politics drives financial markets in the absence of macroeconomic data

Moves by the Chinese government to support the stock market and new announcements by the Trump administration increase optimism in financial markets, which seem to leave inflation and monetary policy aside for a few days.