Financial Market Preview - Wednesday 17-Jun

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Federal Reserve (FOMC): Pronounced investor caution is building ahead of today's Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Fixed income and broader financial markets are increasingly pricing in a year-end rate hike [00:02:02].
Geopolitics & Energy Security: Global markets are stabilizing following a recent commodity rally that cooled due to dovish Middle East updates regarding a US-Iran framework. Focus is now shifting onto structural implementation risks and exact timelines for the normalization of shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz [00:01:51].
Japan Economic Acceleration: Japan's export growth registered its strongest pace since November 2022, led primarily by automotive shipments and tech components. Import growth beat expectations, and core machinery orders rebounded well above consensus forecasts. Concurrently, the Reuters Tankan survey showed improving manufacturer and non-manufacturer sentiment, driven by domestic housing and semiconductor demand [00:02:08].
UK & European Central Bank Dynamics:
- United Kingdom: Headline and core CPI inflation prints landed below consensus forecasts, strongly reinforcing market expectations for an unchanged Bank of England (BOE) interest rate decision tomorrow. However, a localized pickup in services inflation continues to provide ammunition for policy hawks [00:02:26].
- Sweden: The Riksbank held its benchmark interest rate completely unchanged [00:02:39].
BofA European Fund Manager Survey: Institutional sentiment toward Europe is turning structurally constructive. A net 11% of surveyed managers expect European economic growth to accelerate over the next 12 months. A record net 93% project upside to 12-month forward EPS, driven by top-line growth and strict corporate cost discipline. On a longer horizon, a net 71% see equity market upside over the next year, though near-term positioning remains cautious due to sticky inflation [00:04:36].
Berenberg Macro Projections: Berenberg notes that the US-Iran framework serves as a positive catalyst for European assets by raising the probability of the Strait of Hormuz remaining open, thereby mitigating Eurozone stagflationary pressures. Berenberg projects crude prices will decline toward $75 per barrel by early 2027, with the broader European economy transitioning into a sustained recovery by Q4, further anchored by German fiscal stimulus and supply-side structural reforms [00:04:08].

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