Last week was difficult for the markets
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All eyes were on the US Federal Reserve which confirmed its monetary strengthening. 4 increases in interest rates are expected for 2022, the first of which should take place in March.
Geopolitical tensions with the Russia-Ukraine conflict added additional uncertainties to the markets. The United States and the European Union threaten to sanction Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine.
In this lackluster context, most indices spent a good part of last week in the red.
In terms of earnings releases, the good news on Friday came from Apple, which released its results for the last quarter, well above expectations with sales up 11% in particular.
The Program of the Week:
The publication of results will continue this week, investors will be very attentive to big names like Amazon, Google, Facebook, …
And on the European side, the meeting of the European Central Bank on Thursday will give us more indications on its action plan for the year.
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