Market Summary by AFORTI: EU Budget, Changes in Germany, and the Boom of the Indian Stock Market
Macroeconomic situation
Poland:
1. Independence Day.
2. Current account balance (million EUR): value -1434; forecast -1500; previously -2827;
3. Treasury Securities (TS) sale tender;
4. GDP (%;y/y); Q3: value 2.7; forecast 2.9; previously 3.2;
5. CPI inflation (consumer price index;%;y/y; Oct): value 5.0; forecast 5.0; previously 4.9;
6. CPI inflation (consumer price index;%;m/m; October): value 0.3; forecast 0.3; previously 0.1;
Eurozone:
1. GDP (%;Q/Q; Q3): value 0.4; forecast 0.4; previously 0.4;
2. GDP (%;y/y; 3Q): value 0.9; forecast 0.9; previously 0.9;
3. Speech by ECB President C. Lagarde
Germany:
1. Harmonised index of consumer prices (m/m; Oct): value 0.4%; forecast 0.4%; previously 0.4%;
2. Harmonised index of consumer prices (y/y; October): value 2.4%; forecast 2.4%; previously 2.4%;
United Kingdom:
1. Change in employment (thousands; Sep): value 219; previously 393;
2. unemployment rate (%; Sep): value 4.3; forecast 4.1; previously 4.0;
3. GDP (%;Q/Q; Q3): value 0.1; forecast 0.2; previously 0.5;
4. GDP (%;y/y; 3Q): value 1.0; forecast 1.0; previously 0.7;
USA:
1. CPI inflation (consumer price index;%;y/y; October): value 2.6; forecast 2.6; previous 2.4;
2. CPI inflation (consumer price index;%;m/m; October): value 0.2; forecast 0.2; previously 0.2;
3. CPI inflation (consumer price index excluding Food and Energy;%;y/y; Oct): value 3.3; forecast 3.3; previously 3.3;
4. CPI inflation (consumer price index excluding Food & Energy;%;m/m; Oct): value 0.3; forecast 0.3; previously 0.3;
5. PPI inflation excluding Food and Energy (%;y/y; Oct); value 3.1; forecast 3.0; previously 2.9;
6. Speech by Fed chairman J. Powell.
7. Retail sales (%;m/m; Oct); value 0.4; forecast 0.3; previous 0.8;
Foreign exchange market
The EUR/PLN exchange rate was virtually unchanged at the end of the week (0.12% strengthening of the Polish zloty), but oscillated between 4.3163 and 4.3657.
In contrast, the Polish zloty (PLN) weakened by 1.5% against the US dollar (USD) and oscillated between 4.0374 and 4.1358.
Oil and gold market
The price of BRENT crude oil fell 3.96% to 71.04 (USD/barrel) and oscillated between 70.78 and 74.06 (USD/barrel).
The gold price lost almost 5% (4.61% to be precise) and oscillated between 2 543.45 and 2 692.15 (USD/ounce).
Stock Exchange
The WIG fell 3.55% to 79,331 on 12-15 November and oscillated between 79,261 and 82,119.
Summary
On Saturday 16 November 2024, an agreement was reached on the 2025 budget (EU Member States and European Parliament). It was agreed that €199.4 billion would be in commitments and €155.2 billion in total payments.
The echoes after the break-up of the ruling coalition in Germany are not silent. After Olaf Scholz sacked the finance minister. Germany has, in part, an absurd yet constitutional ‘debt brake’, which prevents a deepening of the deficit, but this forces accountability on those in power.
In India, by contrast, the stock market is booming (up 80% in 5 years). The number of households owning shares has increased from 7% to 20% in 5 years. However, on derivatives (this year) as many as 91% reported a loss (individual investors). The derivatives trading boom has resulted in India accounting for 80% of global trading. In terms of IPOs, it is noteworthy to note as many as 258 IPOs, accounting for 30% of the global market (12% of capital gains in global markets).
Sanctions imposed on Russia on the subject of Arctic LNG (liquid natural gas) are working. Much on this topic will depend on the new US President, who won the election in a non-continuous presidency for the first time since 1892, when Grover Cleveland did so. Also worth mentioning is the issue of the 12 million immigrants facing deportation. Donald Trump's next term will begin on 20 January 2025.
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