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Market Summary by AFORTI: Donald Trump's inauguration, strong Polish zloty, World Economic Forum

27 January 2025

Macroeconomic situation

Poland:

1. Retail sales (y/y) (Dec): value 2.7%; forecast 3.8%; previously 3.4%;

2. PPI (y/y) (Dec): -2.6%; forecast -2.4%; previously -3.8%;

3. Industrial production (y/y) (Dec): value: 0.2%; forecast 1.8%; previously -1.3%;

4. employment growth (y/y) (Dec): value -0.6%; forecast -0.5%; previously -0.5%;


Eurozone:

1. S&P Global composite PMI: value: 50.2; forecast 49.7; previous 49.6;

2. services PMI: value: 51.4; forecast 51.4; previously 51.6;

3. manufacturing PMI: value: 46.1; forecast 45.6; previously 45.1;

4. ZEW Index (Jan): value: 18.0; forecast 16.9; previously 17.0;

5. consumer confidence index (Jan): value: -14.2; forecast -14.0; previously -14.5;


Germany:

1. PPI (y/y) (Dec): value 0.8%; forecast 1.1%; previous 0.1%;

2. PPI (m/m) (Dec): value -0.1%; forecast 0.3%; previously 0.5%;

3. Aggregate PMI: value: 50.1; forecast 48.2; previously 48.0;

4. Services PMI: value: 52.5; forecast 51.5; previously 51.2;

5. manufacturing PMI: value: 44.1; forecast 42.7; previously 42.5;

6. ZEW Economic Sentiment (Sty): value: 10.3; forecast 15.2; previously 15.7;

7. ZEW Current Economic Conditions Index (Jan):

Index -90.4; forecast -93.1; previously -93.1


France:

1. Aggregate PMI: value: 48.3; forecast 47.7; previous 47.5;

2. services PMI: value: 48.9; forecast 49.3; previously 49.3;

3. manufacturing PMI: value: 45.3; forecast 42.4; previously 41.9;


United Kingdom:

1. Aggregate PMI: value: 50.9; forecast 50.0; previous 50.4;

2. services PMI: value: 48.2; forecast 46.9; previously 47.0;

3. manufacturing PMI: value: 51.2; forecast 50.8; previously 51.1;

4. Unemployment rate (Lis): value 4.4%; forecast 4.3%; previously 4.3%; 

5. change in employment (thousands m/m, Nov): value 35; forecast 35; previously 35;


USA:

1. Inauguration of Donald Trump as president 

2. Aggregate PMI: value: 52.4; previously 55.4;

3. services PMI: value: 52.8; forecast 56.4; prior 56.8;

4. manufacturing PMI: value: 50.1; forecast 49.8; previously 49.4;

5. existing home sales (million): value: 4.24; forecast 4.19; previously 4.15

6. Michigan consumer sentiment index: value 69.3; forecast 70.2; previous 73.3;

7. crude oil inventories (million): value -1.962; forecast -3.500; previously -0.959;

8. declared initial jobless (thousands): value: 223; forecast; 221; previously 217;


Foreign exchange market:

The Polish zloty (PLN) strengthened against the euro (EUR) by 1.16% and oscillated between 4.2097 and 4.2624, holding at 4.2130.  

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Also against the dollar (USD), the Polish zloty (PLN) strengthened by 3.23% and oscillated between 4.0038 and 4.1511, holding at 4.0139. 

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Oil and gold market

The price of BRENT crude oil fell by 2.86% in the past week and oscillated between USD 77.78 and USD 81.23/barrel.  

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The price of gold, on the other hand, increased by 1.36% and oscillated in a range of US$2,721.59 - US$2,793.55/ounce.  

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Stock market

The WIG index gained 2.59% this week and oscillated between 83 677 and 86 017. 

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Cryptocurrencies

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 0.16% this week and oscillated in the range of PLN 412,144 - 449,500. 

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Summary

This week's key event was the long-awaited inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States. Immediately after being sworn in, the president signed more than 20 executive orders concerning, among other things, the withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organisation, the announcement of mass deportations and the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. These decisions have had a significant impact on the currency markets, most clearly seen in the euro/dollar (EUR/USD) pair. Over the past week, the euro has gained 2 cents against the dollar, increasing its value by 2% and returning to the level of quotations from mid-December of the previous year.

This week was extremely favourable for the Polish currency. The zloty strengthened significantly against most major currencies. The dollar depreciated by 15 groszy, the euro lost value, returning to its January 2020 level, and the Swiss franc weakened by 10 groszy. The reasons for this appreciation are difficult to pinpoint. They may be related to Donald Trump's positive statements on Polish arms spending, Prime Minister Donald Tusk's speech in the European Parliament and the decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

At the same time, the World Economic Forum was taking place in Davos, Switzerland. This year's edition, focused on cooperation in the face of the development of new technologies, attracted nearly 3,000 leaders from around the world, including many politicians, including Donald Trump, Ursula von der Leyen and Volodymyr Zelenski. Participants debated the challenges of developing artificial intelligence, climate change and global security.

At the end of the week, the Bank of Japan decided to raise the short-term interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%, a return to 2008 levels. This is another interest rate hike in Japan, which aims to curb inflation and restore price stability. The central bank has said it will continue to tighten monetary policy if economic data indicates that inflation will continue to rise.


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