Sunset Friday, November 18, 2022 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report. Markets • Yesterday, Fed’s Bullard pushed back on recent ‘dovish’ market pricing as he said it is necessary for the Fed policy rate to be raised at least to at least 5.00/5.25%. ECB’s Lagarde in Read more…
Wednesday, 16 November 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • EUR/USD yesterday pierced key resistance at 1.0341/50/68 (2017 low/May2022 low/August2022 high). The technical break fast-tracked the pair’s rally, in first instance towards 1.04. Lower-than-expected US producer price inflation served as second accelerator towards 1.0475. Next intermediate Read more…
Wednesday, 27 July 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • The news on Russia scaling back gas supplies through Nord Stream 1 to just 20% remained the dominating trading theme yesterday. Investors increasingly consider a (sharp) recession, especially in Europe, as unavoidable. The dark mood was Read more…
Wednesday, 20 July 2022 Dear reader, There will be no KBC Economics-Markets reports on Thursday, July 21 and Friday, July 22. We resume our publications on Monday, July 25. Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • After recessionary fears dominating market sentiment of late, markets Read more…
Sunset Thursday, March 31, 2022 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report. Markets • ECB chief economist Lane spent most of today’s speech in Paris reminiscing on the ECB’s “successful” monetary policy response to the pandemic. He took the opportunity as net asset purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Read more…