Stock markets on the Old Continent finished today's trading higher. DE30 gained 1.34%, UK100 posted 0.1% gains, and FRA40 gained 0.44%.
Good data from the U.S. labor market put pressure on the valuation of U.S. stocks, which are worried about the specter of aggressive monetary tightening by the Fed. At the time of writing, Wall Street indexes are trading at moderate lows. The US100 is trading down 0.24%, the US500 is losing 0.23%. The worst performing index is the US2000, which is down 0.51%.
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The EURUSD pair fell almost to parity today. The ECB decision is still almost 2 weeks away, but the market may begin to look for the prospect of a recovery in the near term, although the energy situation in Europe remains tense
Oil prices have rebounded noticeably, which is still linked to tight fundamentals, but also to a recovery in commodity markets. Large gains are recorded in wheat (+6.5%) or corn (+3.1%), among others. Palladium prices are up 8% today.
The cryptocurrency market is seeing mixed levels today. Bitcoin gains 0.5%, while Ethereum loses nearly 1%. The big gainers are Polygon, which gains 5.4%.
The passing week is likely to bring a sizable rebound in the world's major stock markets, even though the specter of a recession remains in play. Many have indicated that a recession would cause a backlash against major interest rate hikes, particularly from the Fed. However, today's labor market data changes that outlook, as it gives the green light for more hikes. Next week will show us inflation from the U.S., which will definitely give over the answer of what we should expect from the Fed. For the moment, stock markets are slightly stronger, cryptocurrencies have recovered a lot of losses, and the dollar can still count on parity against the euro.
Source: Bloomberg
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