Psychology is a huge part of trading as it is in any performance endeavour. Your frame of mind when trading will have direct implications on your actions and therefore your pnl (profit a’n’d loss). A destructive thought pattern will lead to poor trading feedback through the pnl, which results in Read more…
Friday, 15 December 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Dear reader, There will be no KBC Sunset Market Commentary 16/12/2022 via Trader Talent tonight and no KBC Economics-Markets reports from Monday December 19, 2022 until Monday January 2, 2023. We resume our publications on Tuesday January 3. Read more…
Sunset Thursday, December 15, 2022 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report. Markets • The ECB raised its key policy rates by 50 bps, bringing the deposit rate at 2%. The central bank sticks to its hawkish guidance saying that they aim to significantly raise them further at Read more…
Thursday, 15 December 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • The Fed lifted policy rates by 50 bps to 4.25-4.50% at its final policy meeting of the year yesterday. The slowdown from the previous 4×75 bps was telegraphed well in advance. December’s statement was an exact Read more…
Sunset Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report. Markets • Core bonds took a breather after surging on a slightly slower-than-expected US CPI yesterday. US yields still drop a few bps at the front end of the curve but are trading flat further Read more…
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • US CPI eased more than expected in November to 7.1% headline and 6% core inflation. The downside surprise was no more than 2 and 1 hundreds of a percent respectively but it mattered for markets. US Read more…
Sunset Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report. Markets • UK labour market data kicked off today’s trading day. Employment, based on the labor force survey, rose by 27k in the three months to October, beating the consensus estimate of a 17k decline. The Read more…
Tuesday, 13 December 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • European and American stocks parted ways yesterday. The former closed half a percent lower in choppy trading (EuroStoxx50) as investors eye the impact on power markets from this winter’s first real cold snap. Wall Street finished Read more…
Sunset Monday, December 12, 2022 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report. Markets • ‘Quite before the (potential) storm’ on markets today as investors are counting down to a large plethora of data and policy decisions later this week. European and Asian investors started the week with Read more…
Monday, 12 December 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • Friday’s session had some interesting features in store. European traders eyed the second voluntary TLTRO repayment opportunity. The amount totaled a little less than €450bn, topping the €296bn in November and bringing the remaining outstanding amount Read more…