Market Information Wednesday 1 February 2023

Dutch inflation fell to 8.4% in January, preliminary figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) show. It is the first time that the statistics office includes the price cap for energy. In December 2022, year-on-year inflation stood at 11% according to the European definition (HICP).

Italy’s economy shrank by 0.1% in the fourth quarter of last year compared to the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Tuesday. On a year-on-year basis, fourth quarter gross domestic product in the euro zone’s third largest economy was up 1.7%, national statistics bureau ISTAT said.

European Union banking regulators on Tuesday launched a stress test to check how banks could cope with a long period of high inflation and interest rates just as the European Central Bank is expected to raise borrowing costs further.

The 6M Euribor increased with 2 basis points to 2.96% compared to previous business day. The 10Y Swap decreased with 2 basis points to 2.88% 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.