The close of the session on the last business day of the week was positive for European stock exchanges and for most sectors in a week marked by the easing of tensions between the US and its trading partners but also by the selling pressure that ...

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The recent risk aversion of investors has manifested itself through the purchase of bonds, which has led yields to retreat sharply. This move has led many fund managers to buy utilities and sell bank shares (more related to business cycles and a ...

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In European opening, stocks are trading lower, influenced by the reversal of the US market trend in yesterday's session. The technology sector should be the focus of attention, since in Wall Street it was the main reason for the downward behavior of ...

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The performance of the yields is relevant, since in the last two weeks, together with the specter of a trade war between the US and China, has explained the fragility of the European banking sector.

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Mitigating concerns about a possible trade war favored the US market earlier this week. Microsoft was up about 6 percent after Morgan Stanley raised its target price for the company, noting that the software company's market capitalization reach $ 1 ...

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European markets again ended the session with significant losses. President Trump's decision to impose customs duties on Chinese imports has revived fears about a global trade war. These fears have translated into a strong aversion to risk that has ...

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Two of the factors that conditioned the European session, including the specter of a world-wide trade war and the effects of the FED meeting, were also putting pressure on US stocks. Another factor that was causing some nervousness among American ...

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After an uncertain start, the indices of the Old Continent began a slight downward trend that lasted until the last hour of trading, when a brief rally led them back to the opening levels. One of the vulnerabilities of European markets today was the ...

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European stocks may be vulnerable to a reversal of this positive initial trend. One of the standards that has emerged in 2018 is the underperformance of European markets vis-à-vis the Americans. Since the beginning of the year, the Eurostoxx50 lost ...

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The US markets closed with modest gains, which did not prevent the week from coming out with a negative change. The day was marked by the absence of news or tweets regarding the future steps of the Trump Administration concerning its customs policy. ...

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The growing tension between the UK (supported by a number of European countries) and Russia may begin to negatively affect the stocks of companies with heavy exposure to this this country. The European sectors most exposed to the Russian economy are ...

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Despite continued fears about global trade, European markets have soared, boosted by economic data and published business results. Most sectors traded higher, despite the relative underperformance of telecommunications companies and producers of raw ...

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In Frankfurt, Adidas shares jumped 11.58 percent after the sporting goods company announced a significant stock buyback program, boosting prospects for 2018 and boosting its profit forecast for 2020, given the rapid growth of online trading.

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The European technology sector recovered almost all of the losses suffered in February, while the Nasdaq has already reached new highs. However, the US technology sector accounts for 25% of that country's market, while in Europe the weight of the ...

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European markets started the week on an upward trend, with the exception of the London stock exchange that closed slightly lower. In the business context, the highlight is the news about the merger of two of the largest companies in the German ...

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European stock markets ended the session with valuations, albeit contained. On one hand, there was pressure on the tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum imposed by President Donald Trump, and this theme was rekindled after President Trump said ...

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The trade deficit deteriorated in January, having reached the maximum of the last 10 years (56 600 M.USD). The trade balance deficit was higher than estimated due to the 1.30% drop in exports, which is explained by the lower sales of aircraft and ...

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Historically, trade wars have no winners, but only defeated. In the 1930s, one of the reasons for the prolongation of the Great Depression was the decision of several countries to repeatedly promote the depreciation of their currencies in order to ...

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At the current stage, investors are concerned about the protectionist rhetoric of the Trump Administration that could trigger reactions in Europe and China.

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The buyer impulse was also fueled by fast money which considered excessive losses from previous sessions. In the debt market, yields continue to retreat, with 10-year interest rates approaching 2.80%.

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