European Shares Ease from Record Peaks but Eye Best Week Since June
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European equities retreated on Friday, snapping a four-session winning streak from record highs as investors absorbed growing hawkish expectations for Federal Reserve interest rates and shockwaves from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stepping down. The pan-European STOXX 600 slipped 0.2%, with Germany's DAX down 0.3% and France's CAC 40 losing 0.2%. Despite the daily pullback, the STOXX 600 is on track for a 2.4% weekly gain, marking its strongest performance since June, supported by strong third-quarter earnings and falling crude prices. Global bond markets have fully priced in a 25-basis-point Fed rate hike for December, with a 15% probability assigned to a 50-basis-point increase. Trading desks are now shifting focus to the upcoming preliminary Eurozone third-quarter GDP growth reading, expected at 0.4%, alongside speeches from European Central Bank officials Frank Elderson and Isabel Schnabel.
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European stocks slipped slightly from record highs, ending a four-day winning streak, but are on track for their best weekly performance since June. Downward pressure came from the Federal Reserve's hawkish rate hike potential and global tech stock volatility driven by Nvidia's leadership crisis. Meanwhile, falling oil prices and solid Q3 earnings provided a floor, with investors closely watching Eurozone GDP releases and ECB remarks.
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- Energy — The consecutive decline in crude oil prices directly eases input costs and margin pressures for European companies, raising expectations for improved earnings.
- Banks — The Fed's rate hike stance and hawkish monetary policy outlook persist, maintaining the expansion trend of net interest margins (NIM).
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- AI — Direct deterioration in investor sentiment has occurred due to shocks in mega-cap tech stocks, such as the resignation of Nvidia's CEO, and a sharp increase in volatility for global AI themes.
- Real Estate — Downward pressure on asset values has intensified due to concerns over additional Fed rate hikes and a rapid repricing of global borrowing costs.
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Concerns over rising global funding costs are mounting as high probabilities for a December Fed rate hike and even a 50bp increase are being priced in. This exerts downward pressure on high-valuation growth stocks and the bond market, while the sharp drop in oil prices acts as a factor easing corporate margin pressures.
Going forward, the market will seek direction based on Eurozone economic growth data and ECB officials' monetary policy remarks. Investors should be mindful of increasing tech stock volatility, adjust their portfolios toward defensive and value stocks, and closely monitor trends in the interest rate futures market.
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