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Market Summary by AFORTI: Strengthening of the Zloty, Declines in Commodity Markets and Stabilisation on the WSE

2 December 2024

Macroeconomic situation

Poland:

1. Employment in the enterprises sector (%;y/y; Oct): value -0.5; forecast -0.5; previously -0.5;

2. Compensation in enterprises (%;y/y; Jan): value 10.2; forecast 10.0; previously 10.3;

3. PPI inflation (%;y/y; Oct): value -5.2; forecast -5.6; previously -6.2;

4. industrial production (%;y/y; Oct): value 4.7; forecast 1.6; previously -0.4;

5. retail sales (real;%;y/y; Oct): value 1.3; forecast 0.8; previously -3.0;

6. M3 money supply (%; y/y; Oct): value 7.8; forecast 7.0; previously 6.5;

7. Treasury Securities (TS) sale tender;

8. unemployment rate (%; Oct): value 4.9; forecast 5.0; previously 5.0;

9. GDP (final;%;y/y; Q3): value 2.7; forecast 2.7; previously 3.2;

10. CPI inflation (preliminary;%;y/y; Lis): value 4.6; forecast 4.5; previously 5.0;

Eurozone:

1. Harmonised core consumer price index (m/m; Lis): value -0.6%; previously 0.2%;

2. core Harmonised core CPI (y/y; Lis): value 2.8%; forecast 2.8%; previously 2.7%;

3. Harmonised index of consumer prices (m/m; Lis): value -0.3%; previously 0.3%;

4. Harmonised index of consumer prices (y/y; Fox): value 2.3%; forecast 2.3%; previously 2.0%;

Germany:

1. CPI inflation (%;m/m; Lis): value -0.2; forecast -0.2; previously 0.4;

2. CPI inflation (%;y/y; Lis): value 2.2; forecast 2.3; previously 2.0;

3. Harmonised index of consumer prices (m/m; Lis): value -0.7%; forecast -0.5%; previously 0.4%;

4. Harmonised index of consumer prices (y/y; Lis): value 2.4%; forecast 2.6%; previously 2.4%;

5. retail sales (%;y/y; Lis); value -1.0; forecast 3.2; previously 1.4;

UK:

1. Central Bank speeches;

USA:

1. FOMC meeting;

2. GDP (%; y/y; Q3): value 2.8; forecast 2.8; previously 2.8;

3. price index - personal consumer spending (core; %;m/m; Oct): value 0.3; forecast 0.3; previous 0.3;

4. price index - personal consumption expenditure (core; %;y/y; Oct): value 2.8; forecast 2.8; previously 2.7;


Foreign exchange market

The Polish zloty (PLN) strengthened against the euro (EUR) by 1.41% and oscillated in a range of 4.2903-4.3608.

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However, against the US dollar (USD), the Polish zloty (PLN) strengthened by 2.30% and oscillated in a range of 4.0566-4.1622.

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Oil and gold market

The price of BRENT crude oil fell by 4.02% and settled in a range of US$71.72-74.79/barrel.

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The gold price lost 1.62% and settled in a range of US$2,633-2,746.5/ounce.

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Stock market

The WIG index was essentially unchanged (-0.15% change) and oscillated in a range of 78 603-80 233.

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Summary

        On 14 November, the creation of a new Department in the US (Department of Government Efficiency - DOGE; the name was inspired by a joke in the cryptocurrency area) was announced. This department was headed by Elon Musk (the richest man in the world) and Vivek Ramaswamy. The target was to reduce government spending by $2 trillion in a year. While the very idea of cutting spending is an excellent idea in the current climate (public debt 100% of GDP; deficit 6%), the scale seems absurd.

Business linked to Elon Musk accounts for 2% of the US stock market. Since September, it has increased by 50% to $1.4 trillion. Elon Musk's wealth is estimated at $360 billion.

Not long ago, the Central Bank of Russia raised interest rates to 21%. In contrast, the market expects an increase by the end of the year to 23%. Economic growth is shaping up at 3.6% (in the previous and current year). However, according to the IMF, it is expected to slow down to 1.3% next year. The unemployment rate has barely reached 2.4% and the Russian economy is showing signs of overheating. The interest rate on 10-year bonds is 16% (6% before the war). China has become a major trading partner (one third of Russia's imports). Corporate bankruptcies have increased by 20% this year. A special mortgage subsidy plan is due to expire in July 2025. Provided Donald Trump keeps his promise, the conflict in Ukraine will end.

        Friedrich Merz (leader of the CDU; likely future German Chancellor) is considering two scenarios. The first is to lift the ‘debt brake’ before the early elections (23 February 2025), the second scenario after the elections. ‘Debt brake’ is a constitutional provision and requires a 2/3 vote in both houses of parliament.

Zbigniew Lazar

TREASURY DEPARTMENT 

AFORTI.BIZ

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