Bullion-hungry central banks. In 2022 the inflation stunt has accelerated the gold rush. In the first eleven months of last year, central banks bought more than 750 tons of the yellow metal, a level not seen for half a century or so. The numbers are from the World Gold Council, which in the coming days … Read more
Brazil, stock market down slightly, sales on real after assault on Congress The São Paulo Stock Exchange opened its first session slightly down after the assault on Congress and the buildings of power in Brasilia by thousands of supporters of the former President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro. The reference index IBovespa is down by … Read more
There is only one way to beat inflation and protect your savings: to invest, having a medium to long-term time horizon. This is the only way to protect yourself against rising prices and the consequent loss of purchasing power. In Italy, inflation reached a double-digit rate, 11.8% in November (a figure in line with the … Read more
After the slowdown in inflation in France and Germany, positive signs are also arriving in Italy. According to preliminary estimates by Istat for the month of December, the increase in the consumer price index has undergone an increase of 0.3% on a monthly basis from +0.5% in November and 11.6% on an annual basis, compared … Read more
Listen to the audio version of the article Istat estimates that in December the national consumer price index for the whole community, gross of tobacco, both increased by 0.3% on a monthly basis and by 11.6% on an annual basis (from +11.8% in the previous month). On average, in 2022 consumer prices recorded, according to … Read more
Listen to the audio version of the article (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) – After starting the year brilliantly – the FTSEMIB it gained about 4.7% in three sessions – the European Stock Exchanges are proceeding cautiously, in the wake of the closure of Wall Street (Dow Jones +0.4% on the eve). Investors weigh the … Read more
Europe, according to data arriving from France, Germany, Portugal and Spain, may have passed the peak ofinflation. And markets appear to be hoping that this translates into an easing of policy tightening BCE, as demonstrated by the decline in the yield differential between the German Bund and the bonds of Italy and Spain. But to … Read more
Investors are heaving a sigh of relief after slowing inflation in France and Germany and positive signals from services PMIs showing that Eurozone economic activity contracted less late last year than initially thought. Good news that gave strength to the European stock markets, which on Wednesday 4 January all opened upwards pending the Fed minutes … Read more
Listen to the audio version of the article (Il Sole 24 ore Radiocor) – Price run slows down in the United States, supporting expectations for a less aggressive Fed: run European equities, push Wall Street futures and bonds higher and the dollar loses ground. So they speed up the FTSEMIB of Milan, the CAC 40 … Read more
The first signs are arriving that inflation in Europe is perhaps beginning to stabilize and could begin a gradual decline in the coming months. But if a turning point, the slow turning point of a heavy and complex ocean liner like the euro area’s 11,600 billion turnover economy. The latest preliminary data, those relating to … Read more