European markets extended the previous week's losses, and bond yields continued to advance in the Euro Area. Banks, automakers, and industrial companies were among the leading decliners.
Benchmark indexes in Europe lacked direction, bond yields hovered near 12-year highs and the euro, the pound and the Swiss franc remained under pressure.
European markets accelerated decline after crude oil prices rose and the prospect of a wider conflict in the Middle East loomed. The consumer price inflation in the UK held steady but remained elevated and the Euro Area inflation was confirmed in September.
European markets struggled to get traction after bond yields rebounded and rate path worries lingered. The Euro Area trade deficit in August shrank following a sharp decline in energy prices and German wholesale deflation extended to the sixth month.
Elevated inflation in France and Spain kept investors on edge in European trading. Crude oil prices soared ahead of the Israeli military offensive in Gaza on the worries of the latest conflict widening to neighboring oil producing nations.
Worries rate path, lack of urgency from policymakers and looming economic slowdown divided investors in Europe. Resurgent energy prices also stoked worries of a rebound in inflation.
European markets rebounded, crude oil prices edged lower and bond yields eased. Natural gas futures advanced for the second day in a row after Israel asked Chevron to halt production at a field near its north coast.
European markets lacked direction and industrial production in Germany declined for the fifth month in 2023 but the critical automobile production rebounded in August.
European markets advanced after German factory orders rebounded in August following an increase in domestic and foreign demand. The UK home prices continued to slide lower for the fifth month in a row but prices still remain significantly above pre-pandemic levels.
German trade surplus in August soared from a year ago but eased from the previous month after exports to the U.S. fell and imports from China and the U.S. declined.
European markets rebounded after wholesale inflation fell at a record pace in August following a sharp decline in energy prices from a year ago. The ECB President reiterated familiar hawkish stance to control inflation without revealing deadline.
European markets extended losses and the euro, the pound and the Swiss franc weakened against the U.S. dollar. The government bond yields of Germany, France and Italy traded at new 12-year highs.
The Euro Are jobless rate declined to the lowest level since record keeping began in 1995. Private manufacturing surveys highlighted persistent weakness in the manufacturing sector in the Euro Area and in the UK.
