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How was your week? Hopefully better than the stock markets, which after a higher than expected inflation for August (8.3% vs. 8.1%), had its worst week in months. Everything is still in the hands of the FED and Jerome Powel, who will dictate interest rate hikes in the coming months. It is certainly going to be an interesting autumn...
2022-09-19
How's your vacation going? Or are you one of those who are just starting it now? Either way, our newsletter is back after an August of rest and relaxation. It has bathed at the beach, gone to beach parties and even made a tasting of chiringuito tapas, so, yes, it comes with force and with a renewed air that we hope you like.
2022-09-05
Summer is upon us, the thermometer does not lie, nor do the crowded airports and the beaches where you see more umbrellas than sand. During this summer you can continue to enjoy our newsletter, but in a summer edition with a lighter format for these hot days. We hope you like it whether you read it from the pool or if you are still in the office.
2022-07-13
After the last rate hikes carried out in the US by the FED, the market expects another 75 basis points (b.p.) hike in July and another one of 50 basis points in August, this has led to a sharp fall in energy companies, mainly oil companies, due to the idea that in a recession the demand for crude oil will fall and thus the price is the main reason. On the other hand, the last two sessions on Thursday and Friday have brought a slight breeze of fresh air producing rises in most indices but notably in the Nasdaq and the SP500, the most punished indices this year have had a rebound of 6% and 7% this last week.
2022-06-27
The joy is short-lived and the U.S. stock markets are losing all the gains from the rebound in the last days of May. Indices such as the S&P 500 have only managed to finish positive in one of the last ten weeks, a streak that has led the index to lose more than 18% so far in 2022.
2022-06-13
Strong rebound in the US stock markets, which managed to break a negative streak that had now reached seven consecutive weeks. This rise, the biggest in a single week since November 2020, erases all the losses accumulated by the indices since the beginning of May.
2022-05-30
Sixth consecutive week of declines for the U.S. indices, which means that the S&P 500 has already lost more than 15% so far this year. At this point, 2022 is looking worse than the turbulent 2020.
2022-05-17
A negative week for the stock markets in which the US indices have lost the lows of the year set in March, leading to the third worst start to a year since records began in 1932 and 1939. The reasons behind the falls are varied, but we can highlight the poor first quarter gross domestic product data in the US, which suffered an unexpected contraction of 1.4% annualized. Meanwhile, the pressure on interest rates continues, and we have a new Federal Reserve meeting just around the corner this week in which the price of money could rise by as much as 75 basis points and bring the US ten-year bond close to the 3% yield again.
2022-05-03
Easter week was tinged with red in the global markets, which continued to lose ground in April after the strong rebound experienced since mid-March. Indices such as the U.S. S&P 500 have since lost 5%, leaving the balance of 2022 with declines of close to 8%. The reasons behind this poor performance continue to be related to the three main themes that have been accompanying us these months. Peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine continue to fail to come to fruition after initial optimism, with new attacks on Kiev as Moscow's response to the sinking of an aircraft carrier at the end of the week.
2022-04-18
A week of back and forth in the markets, with stock market indices closing slightly above the levels at which they closed last week. It started on a positive note thanks to apparent progress in peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia that have cooled as it became clear that clashes have continued to occur on the ground.
2022-04-04
This has been the best week in the markets since November 2020. The major world indexes rebounded around 6% on the week and close to 10% from the yearly lows recorded in early March. Instability in global geopolitics stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine as well as fears that central banks could normalize their policies faster than expected had been behind the declines at the start of the year.
2022-03-21
The week has been marked by the news that was arriving on the development of the events that are sadly taking place in Ukraine. The market is beginning to discount the economic impact of the war and the sanctions imposed on Russia for its actions in the neighboring country. Little by little more companies are joining the boycott of the country, highlighting the decisions of companies such as Inditex (ZARA), H&M or Hermès to suspend their activities in Russia temporarily, or the decision of Visa and MasterCard to put Russian credit cards out of service outside the country.
2022-03-07
Markets have continued for another week to follow developments on the Russia-Ukraine border. If the world seemed to be bracing for an immediate invasion over the weekend, the start of the week was buoyed by news of the withdrawal of part of the Russian troops in a move that seemed to anticipate a decline in tensions between the two sides.
2022-02-21
A historic April (for the worse). A historic week for the world stock markets, with the American indices managing to string together two consecutive weeks of gains despite continuing to be immersed in enormous volatility. The most notable news and the one that received the most coverage from analysts and the press was that of Meta Platforms, which suffered the biggest loss in monetary terms in the history of the financial markets on Thursday, losing more than 250 billion dollars in capitalization.
2022-02-07
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