Daily Report

17 de Setembro de 2025
Financial Markets | daily report 17.09.2025
  • Investors traded cautiously during yesterday's session ahead of the FOMC meeting today, in which the Fed is expected to lower interest rates by 25bp (see our take here). US Treasury yields edged down, euro area sovereign yields were flat, and stocks fell on both sides of the Atlantic. The euro rose against the dollar to its highest in 4 years, close to 1.187.
  • Regarding macro data releases, euro area industrial production rose 0.3% in July following a -0.6% contraction in the previous month, and the German Zew economic sentiment index unexpectedly picked up. In the US, August retail sales rose 0.6%, beating consensus expectations of 0.2% growth, while industrial production advanced 0.1%.
  • In commodities markets, crude prices rose for a second straight session, with the barrel of Brent trading around $68.5, as concerns mount about Russian supply amid Ukrainian strikes on critical oil infrastructures. Gold continued to rise ahead of expected monetary easing in the US and hit a new record as it hovered close to $3,700 per ounce.