Share
by Chiara Rancati
June 16, 2021 Another day of caution for European stock exchanges. Milan opens slightly up, + 0.31%. On similar figures Paris and London, just above parity Frankfurt. The prevailing attitude, however, is waiting: tonight at 8.30 pm Italian time the president of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell will speak, who should give clearer indications on the evolution of monetary policy and in particular on when the rate hike will arrive. of interest. While growing tensions between Western countries and Beijing worry Asian markets. In sharp red, for the second consecutive day, the two main Chinese markets - Shenzen, in particular, lost more than 2%. Tokyo also fell (-0.51%), weighed down by disappointing data on Japanese exports, which rebounded by 49 in May,6% on an annual basis but remains below the expectations of the operators. Meanwhile, the price of oil returns to run, with Brent exceeding $ 74 and a half a barrel, at its highest since April 2019.