European Equities: Economic Data, COVID-19, and Brexit in Focus
In This Article:
Economic Calendar:
Monday, 14th September
Eurozone Industrial Production (MoM) (Jul)
Tuesday, 15th September
French CPI (MoM) (Aug) Final
French HICP (MoM) (Aug) Final
Italian CPI (MoM) (Aug) Final
German ZEW Current Conditions (Sep)
German ZEW Economic Sentiment (Sep)
Eurozone Wages (YoY) (Q2)
Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment (Sep)
Wednesday, 16th September
Eurozone Trade Balance (Jul)
Thursday, 17th September
Eurozone Core CPI (YoY) (Aug) Final
Eurozone CPI (YoY) (Aug) Final
Eurozone CPI (MoM) (Aug)
Friday, 18th September
German PPI (MoM) (Aug)
The Majors
It was a mixed day for the European majors on Friday, following Thursday’s choppy session that left the majors in the red.
The DAX30 slipped by 0.05%, while the CAC40 and EuroStoxx600 saw gains of 0.20% and 0.13% respectively.
Major stats from the Eurozone failed to provide direction on the day. Brexit woes and the ECB’s upward revision to 2020 growth forecasts from the day prior continued to pin the majors back.
Adding pressure on the majors on the day was a pickup in the EUR, though not enough to sink the CAC40 and the EuroStoxx600.
The Stats
It was a relatively busy day on the Eurozone economic calendar. Key stats included finalized inflation figures from Spain and Germany.
With the markets having responded to prelim figures and concerns over deflationary pressure, the stats had a muted impact.
Finalized figures were in line with prelim figures for August.
In Germany, consumer prices fell by 0.1%, following a 0.5% slide in July, with the harmonized consumer price index falling by 0.2%. In July, the HICP had fallen by 0.5%.
From Spain, consumer prices fell by 0.5% year-on-year, following a 0.6% decline in July. The harmonized consumer price index fell by 0.6%, following a 0.7% decline in July.
From the U.S
Economic data was on the lighter side once more. August inflation figures were in focus.
In August, core consumer prices rose by 0.4%, following a 0.6% increase in July. Economists had forecast a 0.2% rise. The rise in core consumer prices supported a pickup in core inflationary pressures. In August, the annual rate of core inflation picked up from 1.6% to 1.7%.
The annual rate of inflation also picked up in August, rising from 1.0% to 1.3%. Consumer prices rose by 0.4% in the month, following a 0.6% increase in July. Economists had forecast a 0.3% rise.
The Market Movers
For the DAX: It was another mixed day for the auto sector on Friday. Continental and Volkswagen fell by 1.23% and by 0.08%, while BMW and Daimler rose by 2.20% and by 0.46% respectively.
It was a bearish day for the banks, however. Deutsche Bank fell by 1.05%, with Commerzbank sliding by 2.32%.