Market Information Thursday 19 August 2021

Eurozone consumer prices rose at a faster pace in July. This was revealed on Wednesday from final figures from Eurostat. Consumer price inflation stood at 2.2% in July on a yearly basis. In June this was 1.9% and in May 2.0%. On a monthly basis, prices fell by 0.1% in July. Core inflation stood at 0.7% year-on-year in July, compared to June with 0.9%.

UK producer prices rose at the same rate in July as in June. This was revealed on Wednesday from figures from the British statistical office ONS. On a monthly basis, prices rose by 0.6% after a plus of 0.6% in June. On an annual basis, producer prices rose by 4.9% in July, versus 4.5% a month earlier.

Japan exported significantly more in July than a month earlier, but still less than expected. This was revealed by the Japanese government today. Exports rose by 37.0% year-on-year. Japanese imports also rose sharply in July, by 28.5%. This brought the trade surplus to 441 billion yen.

The 6M Euribor is unchanged at -0.53% compared to previous business day. The 10Y Swap is unchanged at -0.10% 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.