macro economics

KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Daily Market Overview Click here  to read the PDF-version of this report   Markets •          After last week’s Fed decision, investors were happy to use soft/disappointing data to push money market pricing for ever more aggressive font-loading on Fed and ECB interest rate Read more…

Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets •          China’s stimulus announcement impacted all corners of the market. Hopes for a revival of the 2nd largest economy lifted commodity prices. Oil & iron prices both added around 2%. Read more…

KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Daily Market Overview Click here  to read the PDF-version of this report   Markets A barrage of Chinese monetary stimulus measures lifted the likes of the CSI 300 with more than 4% and jumpstarted European dealings too. The EuroStoxx50 rose as much as Read more…

Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets •          Horrible European PMI business confidence (September) triggered a textbook bull steepening. German rates dropped between -2.8 (30-yr) and -8.1 (2-yr) bps. The spread between the 10-yr and 2-yr hit Read more…

KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Monday, September 23, 2024 Daily Market Overview Click here  to read the PDF-version of this report   Markets •          Its going from bad to worse with the EMU economy. According to the Flash PMI, activity contracted in September for the first time since February. The headline composite Read more…

Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Monday, September 23, 2024 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets •          Sterling was among the outperformers on currency markets last Friday. The British pound excelled on significantly stronger than expected August retail sales after an already bumper July. EUR/GBP’s downside Read more…

KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Friday, September 20, 2024 Daily Market Overview Click here  to read the PDF-version of this report   Markets •          Main potential market movers already hit the screens this morning before the start of European dealings with the BOJ policy decision and the UK consumer data. The BOJ Read more…

Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Friday, September 20, 2024 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets •          Wednesday’s bumper 50 bps Fed kick-off yesterday resulted in a further steeping of the US curve, with the short end still challenging recent lows. The intraday price dynamics was Read more…

KBC Sunset KBC Sunset Thursday, September 19, 2024 Daily Market Overview Click here  to read the PDF-version of this report   Markets •          The Bank of England left its policy rate unchanged at 5% in a 8-1 majority vote. Swati Dhingra dissented in favour of a 25 bps rate cut, on Read more…

Sunrise market commentary KBC Sunrise Thursday, September 19, 2024 Please click here to read the PDF version Market Commentary Markets •          We’re finally here. The US Fed took a first, bold step in paring back monetary restrictiveness after keeping rates steady for more than a year. The decision to cut Read more…