Spreadex Market Update

European shares opened cautiously today



European shares opened cautiously today despite investors being gifted by data which showed that Germany’s trade surplus hit a record high as well as better-than-expected trade balance figures from China in September.  Although this will go a significant way in extinguishing investors’ growing fears that both China and Germany are struggling economically, there are still at least a couple of reasons why many traders are shying away from equities today. 

 

Firstly, acting like a comic-book-villain, Standard & Poor’s cut France’s credit rating to AA on the basis that they expected slower growth and argued that the government’s current strategy in tackling debt was not robust enough to make an impact in the medium-term.  Secondly, the US reported a strong GDP reading yesterday even amidst the problems with the debt ceiling and many have interpreted this growth figure as an impetuous for officials to announce tapering at the next FOMC meeting.

 

Thus, perhaps many of the analysts who have been arguing for a period of volatility in November could be proved correct.

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