Economic sentiment figures for Germany and the Eurozone will draw interest early on. COVID-19 numbers and vaccine news will remain a key driver, however.
German CPI (MoM) (Dec) Final
German ZEW Current Conditions (Jan)
German ZEW Economic Sentiment (Jan)
Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment (Jan)
German PPI (MoM) (Dec)
Eurozone Core CPI (YoY) (Dec) Final
Eurozone CPI (MoM) (Dec) Final
Eurozone CPI (YoY) (Dec) Final
ECB Interest Rate Decision (Jan)
ECB Press Conference
French Manufacturing PMI (Jan) Prelim
French Services PMI (Jan) Prelim
German Manufacturing PMI (Jan) Prelim
German Services PMI (Jan) Prelim
Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (Jan) Prelim
Eurozone Markit Composite PMI (Jan) Prelim
Eurozone Services PMI (Jan) Prelim
It was a relatively bullish start to the week for the European majors on Monday. The DAX30 rose by 0.44%, with the EuroStoxx600 and CAC40 seeing gains of 0.20% and 0.10% respectively.
Economic data from China had failed to support the majors going into the open in spite of solid GDP numbers for Q4.
Concerns over the Eurozone’s economic outlook had overshadowed the numbers. A continued rise in new COVID-10 cases and vaccination supply issues tested support.
Ultimately, however, luxury, bank, and auto stocks were amongst the front runners, delivering the upside on the day.
While concerns over the economic outlook were evident, China’s continued economic recovery provided some optimism on the day.
It was a quiet day on the economic calendar. Economic data was limited to finalized December inflation figures for Italy.
In December, consumer prices rose by 0.2%, coming up short of a prelim 0.3% rise while reversing a 0.1% decline from November.
There were no material from the U.S to provide directions, with the U.S markets closed on Monday.
For the DAX: It was a bullish day for the auto sector on Monday. Continental and Daimler rose by 1.02% and by 0.95% respectively. BMW and Volkswagen saw more modest gains of 0.32% and 0.08% respectively.
It was also a bullish day for the banks. Deutsche Bank rose by 0.60%, with Commerzbank rallying by 1.98%.
From the CAC, it was a bullish day for the banks. Credit Agricole ended the day up by 1.03%, with BNP Paribas and Soc Gen rising by 0.83% and by 0.38% respectively.
It was a mixed day for the French auto sector, however. Peugeot ended the day flat, while Renault rose by 1.64%.
Air France-KLM and Airbus SE fell by 1.06% and by 1.47% respectively.
Carrefour led the day down, however, sliding by 6.92% following the French government’s intervention in the Couche-Tard takeover bid.
The U.S markets were closed on Monday.
It’s a relatively quiet day ahead on the economic calendar. Germany and the Eurozone’s ZEW Economic Sentiment figures for January are in focus in the early part of the day.
Expect Germany’s sentiment figures to have the greatest influence on the European majors.
Finalized December inflation figures for Germany are also due out but will likely have a muted impact on the majors.
From the U.S, there are no material stats to provide direction late in the European session.
The lack of stats from the U.S will leave COVID-19 news updates as a key driver later in the day.
In the futures markets, at the time of writing, the Dow Mini was up by 47 points.
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With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.