The trend Of the S&P should dictate the course of the European markets and thus the period of greater volatility in the US should quickly spread to Europe, giving rise to a pattern similar to that of Wall Street.
In Italy, the constitutional court rejected part of the electoral law, known as Italicum, which envisaged a second round of ballottaggio elections between the two most voted parties, expected to happen if no political force reached the 40% mark, But kept the clause that automatically guarantees the parliamentary majority to any party that gets 40% of the votes.
Prices in Japan declined in December at a slower pace, thus giving the economy a sign of progress: the consumer price index dropped by 0.20% over the same period in 2015, after the previous decline of 0.40%.
Many of the Asian markets are due to be closed this week, as the Chinese New Year (New Year Lunar), the Year of the Rooster, began on Saturday. Although China uses the Gregorian (global) calendar for most official and business events, the Chinese calendar is still used to determine the days of traditional festivals, such as New Year’s Day, celebration of some birthdays, as well as Use of agriculture (planting, harvesting, etc.) and to identify the 4 seasons. The festivities begin on the day before New Year’s Day and run until February 3 (the day the Chinese stock market reopens), celebrated in several countries in Southeast Asia where there is a significant Chinese population as Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, among other countries, beyond, of course, China. Since the 1950s the Rooster years have recorded the worst average performances of the S & P500 when compared to the remaining animals of the Zodiac. In the last 50 years, there was an average devaluation of this index of 4.10%.
Investors will be attentive to business results and published economic indicators, as well as developments regarding US President Donald Trump’s policies and measures, including the most recent issue related to immigration policy, Even because some major companies such as Google, Apple and Facebook have been critical of some of the new President’s initiatives.
The U.S. economy is seen as stable.
We might watch to a narrow day in the markets tomorrow.
The forum is a big help.
Which you all a nice trading week.
The banking sector depreciated in the last three days, reflecting the drop in yields. In fact, in the last three months the rise in European yields, signs of a modest recovery of the European economy and the US elections had revived the interest of investors in the banking sector, leading the EuroStoxx 600 to a valuation of more than 20 %.
Asian markets peaked in the past 18 months, boosted by gains on Wall Street and economic data revealed about China. Dollar-denominated exports rose 7.90% over the previous year and imports grew by 16.70%. The Yen depreciated, benefiting the main exporting companies.
For this week, 54 companies from the S & P500 will be presented, including PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz and Cisco Systems. According to the FactSet, and so far, of the S & P500 companies that have reported their results, 67% have exceeded estimates in terms of profit and 52% in terms of sales.
“More men have become great through practice than by nature.”- Democritus
Regarding the commodities market, the price of oil was down today, fearing that OPEC could not maintain its strong commitment (known so far) to cut production of this raw material.
For the fifth consecutive session, North American indices closed at new highs, something that had not happened since 1992. At stake continues to be the promise made by Donald Trump of a phenomenal plan and soon that includes less regulation and a great fiscal reform.
Wall Street traded on negative territory on Friday, keeping some of the trend already in the previous session and investors opting for some caution in anticipation of a longer weekend: on Monday the US stock exchange will be closed to “President’s Day” celebration. The Dow Jones industrial average opened with a slight drop, after reaching a record high for the 7th consecutive session, at 20639 points on Thrusday. On the macroeconomic front, the leading economic indicators registered an increase of 0.60% during the month of January, above the estimated 0.50%.
In the automotive sector, Peugeot, which is in talks to buy General Motors’ European operations, has announced that it will pay a dividend for the first time in six years after posting a significant increase in its 2016 profit (2150 M. € , 79% higher than in the previous year).
The Dow Jones industrial average rose to a new high, boosted by Chevron and Boeing shares, while the S&P500 index also hit a record high with the appreciation of the energy sector.
Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on the day the US Department of Energy reported that oil inventories rose by 564 000 barrels in the week ending April 17, compared with an expected increase of 3.4 million barrels and after the increase of 9.5 million barrels in the previous week. Regarding gasoline reserves, there was a decrease of 2.62 million barrels, higher than an estimated decrease of 1.16 million barrels.
Yesterday, with the exception of the Nasdaq 100, the US market was bullish. The Dow Jones index hit a new high again, making it 10 consecutive sessions of record closing, something that had not happened since 1987. The S & P500 also hit a record high of 2368 points, boosted by the appreciation of the energy sector.
On the macroeconomic front, the number of weekly applications for unemployment benefits remained close to the 40-year lows. This indicator rose slightly from 6,000 to 244,000, compared to the estimated 240,000.