The European stock exchanges are starting with the brake on a day that will be characterized by the wait for the publication of important American macroeconomic data. After a session on Wednesday, June 26, all in all sluggish, the market is expecting indications on unemployment benefits, GDP and orders for durable goods in the afternoon, while in the session on Friday the data on consumer spending is scheduled, which is also important. to assess inflationary pressures. Meanwhile, the Asian markets experienced a day in general decline with the exception of China after the first meeting between Washington and Beijing on trade since the election of US President Joe Biden.
Germany improves but consumer confidence is disappointing
Boost the confidence of German consumers. The Gfk index, in June, should rise to -7.0 points after having dropped to -8.6 points in May (revised), according to the indications released today by the Institute that deals with the definition of the index according to which the improvement is linked to the decrease in the number of infections and the reopening of public life after months of restrictions introduced to slow the recovery of the pandemic. However, the figure is worse than expected, which was for a recovery to -5.5 points.
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Oil down, gold remains at 4-month highs
Oil is weak on the prospect that Iranian production can return to the market if the sanctions on Tehran are lifted. January 8. Stable gold close to yesterday’s highs since January 8. Dollar strengthening below 1.22 for one euro: the euro / dollar ratio is at 1.2192 from 1.2206 closing yesterday.
Tokyo stock market closes down, Covid weighs and takes profits
Closing down for the Tokyo Stock Exchange where trades were affected by fears for the pandemic trend in the country and by taking profits in some key sectors of the list. At the end of the session, the Nikkei benchmark index recorded a decline of 0.33%, reaching 28,549.01 points. Negative session also for the broader Topix index which ended the session at 1,911.02 points, marking a decrease of 0.50% compared to the previous reference.