{"id":560130,"date":"2021-02-16T03:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T03:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/16\/what-the-markets-are-doing-on-16-february-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-02-16T03:34:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T03:34:01","slug":"what-the-markets-are-doing-on-16-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/16\/what-the-markets-are-doing-on-16-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"What the markets are doing on 16 February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-09\"><\/a> <strong>Less than half of Lebanon\u2019s large banks expect to meet the central bank\u2019s <\/strong><strong>new capital requirements<\/strong> when they are introduced at the end of this month, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSKBN2AF0JQ\">Reuters<\/a> says \u201cunderscores the scale of the problem facing Lebanon\u2019s banks, heavily exposed to one of the world\u2019s most indebted states and starved of funding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s Hawks vs. Doves in the EM-verse: <\/strong>Several emerging-market central banks are likely to follow in Turkey\u2019s footsteps and tighten monetary policy this year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-15\/emerging-market-central-banks-are-set-for-a-hawkish-turn-map?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg Economics<\/a> forecasts. Argentina, Brazil, and Nigeria are all expected by the business news information service to raise rates at some point this year, while China, Indonesia, India, and Mexico will remain dovish and could move to further reduce rates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Currency markets have returned to their pre-pandemic calm even as equities <\/strong><strong>remain volatile:<\/strong> Indices that measure volatility in US stocks and in currencies \u2014 which over the past decade have risen and fallen in tandem \u2014 have recently become detached, with Eurodollar volatility falling and <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/af19b743-236a-498a-9cf5-0c925dbb72e7\">the VIX<\/a> remaining elevated. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-currency-market-snoozefest-may-not-last-11613382029?mod=hp_lead_pos4\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> suggests that the weak USD is responsible for the lower currency volatility, something could change should the US economy recover faster than expected or investors anticipate a rise in interest rates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luxury goods baron + banker are latest to push Europe on the USD 100 bn SPAC bandwagon: <\/strong>LVMH chairman and current owner of legacy brand Louis Vuitton Bernard Arnault is teaming up with former UniCredit boss Jean Pierre Mustier to launch a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to invest in EU financial companies, Mustier told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f523768d-41af-492c-95b0-ff5d23a30539\">the Financial Times<\/a>. The SPAC, Pegasus Europe, will be sponsored by Groupe Arnault and listed in Amsterdam, which has been emerging as the European hub for SPACs as trading shifted away from post-Brexit London.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Europe is expected to witness a wave of new SPACs<\/strong> <strong>as the bloc catches up with what has predominantly been a US phenomenon. <\/strong>The SPAC craze set records in 2020, a year which saw 143 of the blank-check companies attract more than USD 44 bn. And there are at least another 113 firms looking to raise USD 30 bn lining up for IPOs. <strong>Not clear on what SPACs are? <\/strong>Check out our explainer <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a6ab3251-641a-4e2c-aa00-6b8486d10c68\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table table-striped markets-table'>\n<tbody>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>EGX30 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11,527<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.2% (YTD: +6.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD at CIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Interest rates CBE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8.25% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9.25% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9,082<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.5% (YTD: +4.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>5,649<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-0.3% (YTD: +12.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2,642<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.7% (YTD: +6.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>S&P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3,935<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.5% (YTD: +4.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>6,756<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+2.5% (YTD: +4.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 63.54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Natural gas <\/strong>(Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 3.07<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+5.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 1,825.10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 48,372.93<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+3.39%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The EGX30 rose 0.2% yesterday<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 1.6 bn (10.1% above the 90-day average). Foreign investors were net sellers. The index is up 6.3% YTD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the green: <\/strong>MM Group (+11.2%), Fawry (+2.4%) and Palm Hills Development (+1.2%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Export Development Bank of Egypt (-1.7%), ElSewedy Electric (-1.4%) and Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals (-1.4%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than half of Lebanon\u2019s large banks expect to meet the central bank\u2019s new capital requirements when they are introduced at the end of this month, which Reuters says \u201cunderscores the scale of the problem facing Lebanon\u2019s banks, heavily exposed to one of the world\u2019s most indebted states and starved of funding.\u201d It\u2019s Hawks vs. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7210],"tags":[3752,82,380,72,164,119,3753,122,219,439],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-560130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-planet-finance","tag-bernard-arnault","tag-bonds","tag-currencies","tag-enterpriseam","tag-equities","tag-financial-markets","tag-jean-pierre-mustier","tag-planet-finance","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-spacs","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"a39b5378-d00b-436d-8bcc-41921d747084","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[560108],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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