Category: Carlo Alberto De Casa

daily market analysis
September 11, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Europe becomes a virus hotspot again

EUROPEAN SHARES  European benchmarks were little changed for the last trading session of the week as uncertainty continues. Although the ECB held its rates and provided investors with extended purchase programs (APP and PEPP) yesterday, no significant immediate impact has been recorded on stock prices as the move was already largely priced in. Christine Lagarde’s…

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daily market analysis
September 10, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Traders brace for today’s ECB meeting

EUROPEAN SHARES  Stock markets opened mixed but steady this morning as traders now brace for today’s ECB meeting after a volatile trading week so far. The recent mounting bearish drivers on stocks (drying stimulus, US-Sino tensions, Brexit talks and valuation issues in the tech sector) have made the mid-term outlook much harder to predict for…

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daily market analysis
September 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Stocks are trading slightly higher at the beginning of the European session on Monday

EUROPEAN SHARES  Stocks are trading slightly higher at the beginning of the European session on Monday with benchmarks stabilizing following last week’s sell-off. While uncertainty remains over mounting job risks as well as drying stimulus, many investors seem to be speculating that the European economy could be more resilient than other economic areas. These hopes are…

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August 17, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The dollar continues to decline

EUROPEAN SHARES  European share markets started the week on a mixed note as the "wait and see" trading stance continues ahead of a busy week. Stimulus measures and the US-Sino relationship remain the biggest market drivers at the moment and investors were slightly disappointed to see trade talks between Washington and Beijing, initially planned for…

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daily market analysis
August 06, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Gold price continues to skyrocket

EUROPEAN SHARES  Stocks opened mostly lower on Thursday in Europe amid weaker market sentiment following mixed developments on multiple fronts. Rising US-Sino tensions, increasing virus cases on the old continent and the recent batch of mixed macro data are some of the clouds darkening the sky for investors at the moment. As previously said, there…

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daily market analysis
August 05, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Gold hits new record high (yet again)

EUROPEAN SHARES  Eurozone share markets from Stockholm to Madrid opened higher on Wednesday as bullish momentum over riskier assets gained a fresh boost from Washington. Investors welcomed the progress made in discussions between US Republicans and Democrats about a new recovery package, especially after the US Treasury Secretary said he wanted a deal reached by…

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