Stock markets in the United States are closed this Monday (21), due to a national holiday. Even so, future Americans rose after French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that Biden and Putin had agreed to participate in a summit to discuss a solution to the conflict with Ukraine.
However, after Russia said “there are no concrete plans” for the meeting, futures indices turned downward.
In Europe, stocks opened higher, but also began to fall after the Russians said the meeting announced by Macron was not confirmed.
Another highlight of the day is the Eurozone PMI, an index that monitors economic activity, which came in above expectations in February, reaching the highest level in five months.
Stocks in Asia fell, incorporating Friday’s declines in New York. China announced maintenance of interest on loans, as expected.
The Credit Suisse bank data leak is also worth mentioning. The case was revealed by an international press consortium, and indicates that the Swiss bank would have accepted accounts from autocrats, traffickers and criminals, facilitating crimes such as money laundering.
In a statement, Credit Suisse said it rejects the allegations and that the reports are based on partial information.
Brazil
This Monday’s Focus Bulletin (21) shows that this year’s IPCA forecast rose for the sixth consecutive week, at 5.56%. The forecast for the dollar this year fell to R$5.50 and to R$5.36 next year. Other forecasts, such as Selic and GDP, were maintained.
Investors are attentive to the expectation of voting on two fuel projects this Tuesday. One of them sets the ICMS and the other creates a stabilization fund, but with resistance from different fronts. Behind the scenes, congressmen say the vote could be postponed until after Carnival.
Also scheduled for this week is the reading of the opinion of PEC 110, which proposes tax reform unifying taxes and creating the dual VAT.
agenda of the day
The trade balance will be released at 3 pm this Monday (21). In addition, the corporate balance sheet season continues, highlighting the results of AssaÃ, Banco Inter, JSL and Movida.
Source: CNN Brasil
