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Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Friday, January 31, 2025 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets • The ECB lowered the policy rate to 2.75% (-25 bps) yesterday. While president Lagarde as usual refrained from giving guidance going forward, some subtle statement tweaks and not-so-subtle comments Read more…
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KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Thursday, January 30, 2025 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report Markets • The ECB lowered the key policy rate by 25 bps to 2.75%. The fifth reduction was unanimous, widely expected and came with some minor tweaks to the statement. Read more…
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Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Thursday, January 30, 2025 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets • Yesterday’s Fed policy meeting was a non-event. The US central bank kept rates steady at 4.25-4.5% and suggested they would remain there for some time. A hawkist twist in Read more…
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KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report Markets • UK Chancellor Reeves in a keynote speech today failed to persuade sterling of her growth-reviving plans. It’s her first high-profile appearance since delivering the October Budget. A series Read more…
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Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets • US tech stocks rebounded sharply with the likes of Nvidia surging 9% after losing market capitalization +/- the size of Belgium’s economy. The Nasdaq’s 2% gain almost wiped out Read more…
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KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report Markets • The dust settled after yesterday’s violent sell-off in the US tech sector. Dip-buying already emerged during the day in certain individual companies. Others closed near or at their Read more…
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Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets • China’s DeepSeek R1 AI model sparked risk-off across the board. It was yesterday’s main trading theme in absence of other major news. Trained at a significantly lower cost and Read more…
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KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Monday, January 27, 2025 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report Markets • Not the start and the first measures from the Trump 2.0 administration nor a big eco data surprise and the anticipated central bank reaction, but a Chinese artificial Read more…
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Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Monday, January 27, 2025 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets • German bunds ended last week underperforming US Treasuries. Euro area PMIs suggested economic improvement is finally underway while price pressures picked up, both on the input and output side. Read more…
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KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Friday, January 24, 2025 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report Markets • Eurozone business activity returned to growth in January according to flash EMU PMI’s. The composite gauge ticked up from 49.6 from 50.2 (vs 49.7 expected). It’s only the Read more…