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Moving Markets is the home of podcasts at Julius Baer. Here, our expert teams share concise daily market updates in ‘Moving Markets Daily’ which is complemented by ‘Moving Markets: The View Beyond’, a weekly show dedicated to discussing the context, thematic angles, and investment implications behind key topics shaping the news cycle and conversations among our relationship managers and clients.

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Feb 8, 2023 · 7 min
Yet more comments from Jerome Powell
A week after delivering a 25 basis point interest rate hike, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell welcomed disinflation yesterday, but warned that if we see stronger labour reports, or signs that inflation is creeping back in then “it may well be the ca
Feb 7, 2023 · 9 min
Yields rise ahead of Jerome Powell speech today
Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak today with Investors eagerly awaiting his remarks. Rishi Sunak will appoint a new Conservative Party chair, after he sacked Nadhim Zahawi over a tax scandal more than a week ago. The Australian Dollar extended its gains
Feb 6, 2023 · 7 min
Markets under pressure due to renewed geopolitical tensions and US data
Equities as well as bonds are trading lower this morning, with renewed tensions between the US and China over an alleged spy balloon and US payrolls and the latest ISM report threatening the common narrative of US interest rates peaking. However, from a t
Feb 3, 2023 · 9 min
The market vs. the European Central Bank
Global equities were propelled higher yesterday by expectations that rates are soon to peak, even as the European Central Bank is leaning against this view, and a surge in shares of Meta Platforms. This morning, markets are being weighed lower by results
Feb 2, 2023 · 11 min
Mixed corporate earnings set the tone overnight
The US trading day was marred by an issue with the New York Stock Exchange system that caused hundreds of securities to commence trading without an opening auction price. After-hours trading saw Microsoft rally and then fall following better-than-expected
Feb 1, 2023 · 8 min
The Fed is in focus today
Several data releases yesterday showed encouraging signs that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes over the past year have begun to slow inflation. Investors are now eagerly awaiting today’s interest rate decision from the US and subsequent comments
Jan 31, 2023 · 12 min
UK reels from Brexit’s real cost to the economy
Brexit is costing the UK economy GBP 100 billion a year and economists at Bloomberg believe the UK economy is 4% smaller than it might have otherwise been. In today’s episode, Mathieu Racheter, Head of Equity Strategy, provides an update on the Q4 US earn
Jan 30, 2023 · 6 min
Another weekly gain in US equities
After a strong start to the year for global equities, there is plenty going on for investors to watch this week: earnings releases from major global companies, China returning from its Lunar New Year celebrations, central banks in the US, Europe, and the
Jan 27, 2023 · 9 min
US economy beats expectations
Markets were lifted yesterday by the latest data from the US, which showed that GDP rose more than analysts had predicted. In addition, consumer spending remained clearly positive and jobless claims were lower than expected - all good news from the US eco
Jan 26, 2023 · 11 min
USD weakens ahead of Q4 GDP data
There were no big movements in the major US markets yesterday after the major indices in Europe all ended the day in the red. The US dollar has weakened ahead of US Q4 GDP data that comes out later today and the PCE inflation measure that is due out tomor
Jan 25, 2023 · 7 min
Mixed corporate earnings set the tone overnight
The US trading day was marred by an issue with the New York Stock Exchange system that caused hundreds of securities to commence trading without an opening auction price. After-hours trading saw Microsoft rally and then fall following better-than-expected
Jan 24, 2023 · 11 min
Ford cuts jobs in Europe ahead of shift to EVs
US car manufacturer Ford announces plans to slash 3,200 jobs across Europe. The Nasdaq 100 gains 2.2%, marking its strongest 2-day rally since November. Mathieu Racheter, Head of Equity Strategy, takes a closer look at the impact of China’s reopening. And
Jan 23, 2023 · 6 min
US equities end the week on a high note
US equities rallied on Friday following better than expected earnings reports; Alphabet's admission that it needs to reverse some of the business decisions it made during the pandemic; and members of the Federal Reserve arguing for a moderation in interes
Jan 20, 2023 · 10 min
Hawkish comments from Fed officials
US equity markets fell yesterday as investors digested comments from US Federal Reserve officials that monetary policy tightening has not yet finished. All the major indices in Europe also ended the day in the red. Tim Gagie, Head of FX & PM Solutions
Jan 19, 2023 · 10 min
Equity markets pause for breath
After a strong start to the year, equity markets in the US and China saw investors take some of their chips off the table overnight. The Dow Jones for example lost 600 points, as investors took profits on some of the strong January gains and as a disappoi
Jan 18, 2023 · 8 min
Scholz convinced that Germany will avoid a recession
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Germany will not fall into a recession. And the Bank of Japan has decided to further maintain its ultra-low interest rate policy, causing the yen to tumble over 2.5%. Dario Messi from Fixed Income Research, expl
Jan 17, 2023 · 6 min
Weaker than expected data push Asian equity markets lower – Japan up on policy bets
Asian stocks dip this morning, with traders selling on weaker than expected Chinese gross domestic product data despite an uptick towards year-end. Japanese stocks are up on the prospects of a further adjustment of the Bank of Japan’s yield-curve-control
Jan 16, 2023 · 5 min
A lot to digest this week
US equities reversed their initial losses on Friday as investors seemed to like what they heard from major US banks on their earnings releases and US short-term inflation expectations fell to their lowest in nearly two years. An interesting observation: a
Jan 13, 2023 · 10 min
Next stop: Earnings season
The US inflation data was certainly the most important news item yesterday - the US stock market seesawed in reaction to the data and then ended in the green. While market participants are now speculating on the future interest rate path of the US Federal
Jan 12, 2023 · 13 min
Global equity markets climb ahead of US Consumer Price Index inflation data release
Head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Susan Collins, has spoken out in favour of an interest rate hike of 0.25% at the US central bank’s next policy decision. We take a look at what the Q4 2022 earnings season holds in store, we find out what China’