Daily Report

16 de Abril de 2025
Financial Markets | daily report 16.04.2025
  • Financial markets saw a mixed session as investors navigate trade policy unpredictability and weigh the economic outlook. In the euro area, industrial production rose +1.1% mom in March, while the German ZEW economic sentiment index registered its largest monthly decline since 2022 due to uncertainty derived from US tariffs.
  • In this context, euro area sovereign bond yields edged higher while stocks advanced led by the Ibex 35. In the US, Treasury yields ended lower and stocks finally ended flat, with large tech stocks slightly lower, despite opening the session higher.
  • The dollar slightly recovered following last week's sharp sell off that had left it at a three year low and the euro traded between $1.12 and $1.13. In commodity markets, oil prices held steady around $64/barrel of Brent despite lower projections for demand growth in 2025 by the International Energy Agency.