Day with moderate increases for the main European equity markets: + 0.55% for the Ftse Mib index in Milan, in the rest of Europe today London + 0.47%, Frankfurt + 0.37%.
This is after a very positive week, in which the Milan index rose by 5%.
All markets were affected by the US inflation figure, which was lower than expected.
Investors appear to expect the US Central Bank to slow the pace of rate hikes.
Based on these expectations, the euro appreciated against the dollar and government bond yields fell.
On the subject of government bonds, today the 18th issue of the Italian BTP, a bond aimed at private consumers and indexed to inflation, has started.
It lasts six years, the guaranteed minimum rate is 1.60% net, to which the value of inflation (Foi, household, blue-collar and white-collar indices, excluding tobacco) must be added.
A 0.8% loyalty bonus is provided for those who buy upon issue during the placement phase and will keep the security until maturity.
After about two and a half hours of placement, orders for € 1.43 billion were received on the basis of over 45,000 contracts.
At the same time in the previous June issue, orders totaled 1.3 billion euros, from 32 thousand contracts.
On the energy front, gas on Friday was back below 100 euros per megawatt hour, today it rises by 10%: the December future is trading in Amsterdam at 107.5 euros.
Bitcoin is also under observation: today a slight recovery, back above 16 thousand dollars, is still at its lowest for two years.
A year ago it was worth over 65 thousand.
These are the consequences of the start of the bankruptcy of FTX, the second exchange in the world, a sort of cryptocurrency exchange.
It also emerged yesterday that $ 662 million in tokens mysteriously came out of FTX customer accounts.
In Piazza Affari, greater increases for Leonardo (+ 3.3%), Terna (+ 2.2%) and Snam (+ 1.80%), greater decreases for Nexi (-1.85%), Prysmian and Moncler (- 1.45% for both)