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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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Dec 14, 2022 · 7 min
Now that the inflation data is out of the way, it’s all about the Fed
US stock and bond markets gained yesterday after CPI data revealed that inflation in the US is cooling. Nevertheless, headline CPI remains above 7% and whilst the Fed is expected to deliver a 50 basis point hike today, the markets are now more interested
Dec 13, 2022 · 5 min
Ukraine to receive an 18 billion euro aid package
The European Union has reached a preliminary agreement which clears the way for an EUR 18 billion support package for the Ukraine. Meanwhile, Hong Kong is scrapping some of its remaining Covid restrictions following China’s rapid shift away from its zero-
Dec 12, 2022 · 6 min
All eyes on central banks this week
US equity markets closed in the red on Friday and posted losses for the week following the release of November’s producer price index figures which came in higher than expected, while the major European indices closed the day in positive territory on opti
Dec 9, 2022 · 10 min
What will US producer prices tell us today?
Today, investors are focused on US producer price data, which is among the last data US Federal Reserve policymakers will see before their December meeting next week. In Asia, China is experiencing a rapid rise in Covid infections, but outgoing Premier Li
Dec 8, 2022 · 10 min
Stock markets stuck in the Fed’s headlights, whilst energy headlines abound
US and Asian stock markets closed fairly flat yesterday and overnight, with only Hong Kong seeing any meaningful gains, based on local news reporting of further covid restrictions being lifted. Investors now await more economic data this week for clues on
Dec 7, 2022 · 8 min
Growth concerns are being balanced by China reopening
It was not an economic data release, but downbeat remarks from CEOs of major US banks about growth headwinds ahead that led the US equity market lower yesterday. Yet, on the positive side of the ledger, China’s National Health Commission announced 10 new
Dec 6, 2022 · 8 min
US equity markets fall on surprisingly strong US services data
The ISM Services Index rose to 56.5 in November which has cast some doubt over a Fed pivot and contributed to US equity markets falling and US Treasury yields surging yesterday. Chinese authorities are relaxing some of their strict Covid rules, but the po
Dec 5, 2022 · 5 min
OPEC+ keeps oil production unchanged
OPEC+ agreed yesterday to keep its output targets unchanged. Chinese authorities appear to be engineering a major shift away from their strict Covid Zero policy with the relaxation of testing rules across major cities. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince may be p
Dec 2, 2022 · 8 min
All eyes on today’s US payroll report
US economic data releases on Thursday pointed to a cooling off in growth and inflation. All eyes will be on the US labour market data today and whether it can impact interest rate expectations and the markets as a whole. Tim Gagie, Head of FX & PM Sol
Dec 1, 2022 · 8 min
Is a soft landing on its way?
US markets were buoyed yesterday by the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell saying that smaller interest rate increases are likely to be coming – as early as this December. Asian markets also rallied on the back of the US optimism and an initial ea
Nov 30, 2022 · 7 min
China and European inflation in the spotlight
One of the main stories in the market remains China, where officials have asked local authorities to avoid excessive lockdown curbs and have promised to step up vaccinations. In Europe, meanwhile, recent data has shown that price pressures have eased sign
Nov 29, 2022 · 6 min
Fed indicates rate hike pace may slow, but likely to peak higher
US Federal Reserve policymakers suggest that interest rates may peak higher than anticipated, foreseeing a modestly higher path for policy compared with its stance in September. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls for robust pragmatism towards China, refe
Nov 28, 2022 · 11 min
Oil tumbles to its lowest since December
Protests are spreading across China over harsh anti-virus curbs. In the UK, meanwhile, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing pushback from his ruling Conservatives as they try to force the government to drop a ban on new onshore wind farms. Mensur Pocinci,
Nov 25, 2022 · 10 min
Black Friday starts today, while Beijing goes on lockdown again
The US equity markets were closed yesterday for Thanksgiving and are only open in the morning session today. Yet, people across the US will be shopping around the clock as it is Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, while part
Nov 24, 2022 · 8 min
The US Federal Reserve hinted at a moderate pace of interest rate hikes
The US Federal Reserve signalled that it is leaning towards downshifting to a 50 basis points rate hike in December. In Asia, meanwhile, the Chinese Communist Party indicated further monetary stimulus, including a likely cut in the reserve requirement rat
Nov 23, 2022 · 7 min
Domino effect feared as crypto contagion intensifies
Credit Suisse is cutting at least a third of its investment banking workforce in China as part of the bank’s cost-cutting plans. And the ongoing crypto crisis shows no signs of abating, with fears of contagion continuing to spread throughout the crypto wo
Nov 22, 2022 · 6 min
Stocks mixed as China’s Covid infections climb to a near record
The sentiment is fragile in Asia after China’s daily virus infections climbed to near the highest on record. It is said local authorities may possibly re-introduce strict measures, despite the new directives from authorities over a week ago, that marked a
Nov 21, 2022 · 4 min
China’s Covid worries drag markets down
Markets are mostly down today after China reported its first Covid deaths in almost six months, sparking fears of new lockdown measures in the country. This week is traditionally quiet due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, but there will be a focus o
Nov 18, 2022 · 8 min
Equity markets take a breather after James Bullard’s speech
The St. Louis Fed President, James Bullard, suggested in a speech yesterday that policymakers should raise interest rates to at least 5% to 5.25% - this likely contributed to all the major markets in the US ending the day in the red yesterday, and all exc
Nov 17, 2022 · 10 min
Markets rattled by single stock news
Both the US and Asian stock markets were upended by micro news overnight. In the US, it was Target that rattled investors by announcing that sales were down as shoppers grappled with higher inflation heading into a peak shopping season. US retail sales da