S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico MarketGermany’s 10-year Bund yield stood at 2.83% on Friday, but was on track for a weekly decline of around 7 bps, its steepest drop since March, after retreating from near nine-month highs. The pullback followed a run of mixed economic data, which tempered expectations for tighter monetary policy in Europe. German exports and retail sales unexpectedly fell in November, while factory orders and industrial production surprised to the upside. Inflation data, however, were more decisive: headline inflation slowed to 1.8% in December, falling below the ECB’s 2% target for the first time since September 2024. Across the broader euro area, consumer price inflation eased to a four-month low of 2.0%, further undermining expectations of a European Central Bank rate hike by year-end. Meanwhile, in the US, indicators pointing to a still resilient labor market reduced the likelihood of near-term interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
