WM Weekly Data & Analysis - Page 8

World markets were higher this week despite increased volatility and light trading volumes as is typical for late summer. Geopolitical uncertainties took center stage as two explosions near the Kabul airport in Afghanistan killed  at least 90 Afghans, 13 US soldiers and wounded several people amid the U.S. military’s withdrawal from the country. Political developments in China also made headlines as the

World markets were pressured during the week by concerns about geopolitical issues (the ongoing situation in Afghanistan), slowing global growth and the outlook for monetary policy following the release of the minutes of the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. The risk-off mood was driven by signals from Fed policymakers that the current level of extraordinary stimulus may soon be gone. As central

World markets were higher this week as investors focused on hopes about the economic recovery and shrugged off worries about U.S. inflation. The consumer price index in the world’s largest economy  is at a 13-year-high. However prices of goods and services rose less in July than they did in June on a month-to-month basis. But does this mean that Federal Reserve Chair

World markets were buoyed by upbeat earnings reports this week and a better-than-expected labor report out of the U.S. with investors gauging the pace of the recovery. Denmark’s Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping firm, posted a 200% increase in profits from a year ago amid skyrocketing shipping rates. In the U.S. employers added 943,000 jobs in June, well above consensus estimates but

World markets volatility was on the rise this week. A tsunami of corporate results, conflicting economic economic data, a US Federal Reserve meeting, and further regulatory crackdowns by Chinese authorities on major industries, notably tech and education, made the last week of July the busiest one so far this summer. Federal Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday indicated that the central bank would

The week kicked off with a sell-off across world markets but the plunge was short-lived. Dovish guidance from the European Central Bank, a strong set of US earnings figures ( helped by more fiscal stimulus and the perceived safety net of extraordinary Fed stimulus that has been in place over the past 13 months) helped markets look through the COVID gloom.  The

World equity markets were mixed this week, with large-cap US markets advancing and small caps, international, and emerging markets dropping. Market players paid attention to more signs of rising inflation pressures in the U.S. where the Federal Reserve reaffirmed the view that this would prove to be transitory. With central banks having started debating policy shifts investors suggest a more cautious undertone.