Markets – The Corner https://thecorner.eu Business News & Financial News | Spain & Europe Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:24:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.2 Macro benchmarks ease recession fears https://thecorner.eu/financial-markets/macro-benchmarks-ease-recession-fears/116112/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:24:05 +0000 https://thecorner.eu/?p=116112 The Corner

Renta 4: European stock markets point to a new upward opening (EuroStoxx futures +0.27%) to end the weekly session in positive territory . On the bond market, in the US, the 2-year IRR rose more than 14 bps to 4.11%, while the 10-year rose c.+9 bps to 3.91% (3.90 this morning). In Europe, we also witnessed a rebound in IRRs, on average +6 bps, with the T-Bund at c. 2.25%...

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Latest US employment data confirms business cycle divergence with Europe https://thecorner.eu/financial-markets/latest-us-employment-data-confirms-business-cycle-divergence-with-europe/116044/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:21:45 +0000 https://thecorner.eu/?p=116044 The Corner

Renta 4 : European stock markets open moderately higher (Eurostoxx futures +0.3%) after positive US closes, in a session where the S&P 500 posted its best daily performance since November 2022. Yesterday’s better than expected initial jobless claims in the US (233,000 4-week low) helped to alleviate some fears about the US labour market. This helped equity markets, and we also saw a steepening in fixed income, with the US...

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OECD revises 2024 growth forecast upwards by 2/10 pp to +3.1%: activity remains resilient https://thecorner.eu/news-the-world/world-economy/oecd-revises-2024-growth-forecast-upwards-by-2-10-pp-to-3-1-activity-remains-resilient/114416/ Fri, 03 May 2024 15:58:26 +0000 https://thecorner.eu/?p=114416 The Corner

Renta 4: European stock markets open flat on a day that will be dominated by the official US employment report (14:30h), where moderation is expected (in line with Wednesday’s ADP private employment survey and JOLTS job openings), but showing a still solid labour market and tightening in wages (yesterday 1Q24 unit labour costs +4.7% year-on-year vs +4% estimated). Consensus expects 240,000 estimated non-farm payrolls versus 303,000 estimated previously, unemployment rate...

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European companies losing competitiveness in Fortune 500 https://thecorner.eu/news-europe/european-companies-losing-competitiveness-in-fortune-500/113661/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:34:28 +0000 https://thecorner.eu/?p=113661 The Corner

Emisores| European companies have steadily lost positions in the Fortune Global 500 stock index over the last twenty years and now represent only 15.5% of its components, compared to 31.8% for the United States and 27.5% for China, according to the biannual report An ice-bath for EU leaders. Competitiveness is crumbling: Europe’s business case needs a rebuild drawn up by the European Roundtable for Industry (ERT), an organisation that brings...

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Macro hedge funds outperform equities as volatility rises https://thecorner.eu/news-the-world/world-economy/macro-hedge-funds-outperform-equities-as-volatility-rises/113393/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:09:30 +0000 https://thecorner.eu/?p=113393 The Corner

J. P. Morgan | At the beginning of the year, both the equity and bond markets were positioned for an aggressive monetary policy easing cycle. However, with core inflation remaining persistent and the US economy proving resilient, markets are now reassessing how many rate cuts central banks will make this year. In an environment where markets continue to be affected by data surprises, we expect to see elevated volatility. In...

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Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to coordinate Puig’s IPO before summer https://thecorner.eu/news-spain/spain-economy/goldman-sachs-and-jpmorgan-to-coordinate-puigs-ipo-before-summer/113108/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:14:59 +0000 https://thecorner.eu/?p=113108 The Corner

Link Securities| Spanish perfume and cosmetics multinational Puig has completed the banking syndicate that will lead its Initial Public Offering (IPO), expected before the summer, Expansión newspaper reports. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are the banks leading the placement as global coordinators. In second place are Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Caixabank and Santander and in third place are BBVA and Banco Sabadell.

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