Market Information Friday 9 October 2020

Figures published by the US Department of Labor show that 840,000 Americans filed for social assistance benefits in the week ending October 3, 2020. This is a slight decrease compared to the week before, when 849,000 applications were submitted. Economists had expected 825,000 new unemployed.

Production in the Dutch industry decreased by 4.0 percent in August 2020 compared to August 2019. Compared to July 2020, the production increased by 0.7 percent in August 2020. This follows from figures published by Statistics Netherlands on Friday. In June 2020 and July 2020 an annual decrease in industrial production was reported of 9.7 percent and 5.2 percent respectively.

Figures from Markit and Caixin show that the Chinese services sector grew at a higher rate in September 2020 than in August 2020. The purchasing managers index increased from 54.0 in August 2020 to 54.8 in September 2020. This is the fifth month in a row in which the index indicates growth.

The 6M Euribor decreased with 1 basis point to -0.49% compared to previous business day. The 10Y Swap decreased with 1 basis point to -0.22% compared to previous business day.

In the attachment, today’s market data on money and capital market rates as well as other rates are presented.