At the macroeconomic level and somewhat surprisingly, the PMI for economic activity (manufacturing and services) improved in June from 54.1 to 54.8.

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European markets traded lower, with investors waiting for the OPEC meeting that starts tomorrow. In the international markets, and in face of this event, the price of oil negotiated on a downward trajectory. The banking sector was one of the worst ...

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The European indices began trying to start a technical recovery after two days of selling pressure. Investors will remain vigilant regarding any news, rumor or tweet associated with US trade tensions with its major partners. The attention of ...

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The escalation of fears and doubts about a possible US-China trade war put pressure on European markets. Remember that the US President threatened to impose a tariff of 10% over 200 000 M.USD on Chinese products, which can later have significant ...

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The first day of the week was negative for the European stock markets, justified by the negative sentiment that Donald Trump's announcement on the imposition of new customs duties against China. The automakers led the losses. Shares of Volkswagen ...

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European stock markets ended lower, with investors opting for some profit taking after yesterday's gains triggered by the ECB's meeting. Leading the losses were the banks and the producers of raw materials, the latter still reflecting the economic ...

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European markets ended up in a session marked mainly by the meeting of the European Central Bank. Most of the stock market indexes and activity sectors ended up positive. At today’s meeting of the European Central Bank (held in Riga), it was decided ...

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European markets were trading higher, with the market waiting for the FED (today) and ECB (tomorrow’s agenda) meetings. In sectoral terms, technology companies and raw material producers led the gains, with valuations higher than 1%, while the ...

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The meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended with the signing of a cooperation agreement between the two countries. Details of this understanding have yet to be announced. It is important to remember that the ...

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European markets ended the first day of what will be (according to some economists) the most important week of the year. After falling last week, the Italian stock market led the gains, with a valuation of 3.43%. The new Italian Finance Minister has ...

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The day was slightly negative for most European markets, with investors waiting for the G7 meeting this weekend in Canada as well as the European Central Bank meeting next week. In fact sales pressure has focused mainly on the financial, automotive, ...

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In the pre-opening, the European indices rehearsed with some gains. Today will be the scene of the contrast between two factors. On one hand, the good performance of Wall Street, which should benefit the most cyclical sectors in Europe. But on the ...

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European markets closed in different directions, though contained. During today’s session, investors’ sentiment was influenced by the political situation in Italy, as well as the comments made by the central banks. Yesterday, just a few “more ...

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On the macroeconomic front, the PMI economic activity index for the Euro Zone fell to the low of the last 18 months to 54.10, in line with expectations. The same indicator, but relative to the services sector, was 53.80, compared to the expected ...

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The beginning of the week was marked by a positive trend registered by most European indices and by various sectors of activity. The utilities and banking sectors lead the gains. Societe Generale rose 0.73%, while Unicredit fell 1.34% on the day the ...

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In the pre-opening, the European indices rehearsed with some gains. As a first step, financial markets should react to the formation of a new government in Italy. After the negotiations were over, President Mattarella appointed Giuseppe Conte to the ...

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Stock trading continues to be penalized by fears of political instability in Europe. With the scenario in Italy moving towards a resolution via a “political government” but the outlook in Spain to point to the fall of government tomorrow with the ...

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Fears about the political situation in Italy have eased, giving investors some less risk aversion. The main indexes closed in different directions. In the foreign exchange market, the Euro recovered part of the lost ground in the previous sessions, ...

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The political situation in Italy and Spain created a scenario of fear and risk aversion that was seen today in the financial markets. In Italy, Carlo Cottarelli, nominated by the President of the Republic, will try to form a government that is ...

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The first day of the week was negative for most European markets and especially for the Italian stock market. As expected, market activity was much lower than usual, as the London and North American stock markets are closed: in the United Kingdom ...

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