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After more than 25 years of negotiations, the EU and the South American economic alliance Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) have concluded a historic free trade agreement. This creates one of the largest free trade zones in the world - with over 700 million people and a combined economic area worth around 22 trillion USD.

This agreement could trigger global economic and stock market effects - for companies, industries and investors.

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🛃🚢 What will happen to the Mercosur agreement?

• Tariffs on up to 91% of EU exports and 92% of Mercosur exports are to be gradually eliminated.
• The aim is to create a larger single market, better market access, simplified rules and more stable trading conditions between Europe and South America.
• Until now, high tariffs have applied to cars (approx. 35%), machinery (14-20%) and chemical products (up to 18%).

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📊 Possible effects on the stock market

📈 1. industries with strong exports benefit from higher demand

Europe can sell its products more easily in South America:

• 👩‍🏭 Cars & car parts
• 🏭 Mechanical engineering
• 🧪 Chemicals & pharmaceuticals
• 🪄 Electronics & high-tech

The elimination of customs duties and fewer trade barriers will increase the margins and competitiveness of these industries.

Possible examples of Frofiteurs:

• VW $VOW (-1,01 %) BMW $BMW (-0,33 %) Daimler $DTG (-0,25 %)
• Siemens $SIE (+1,02 %)
• BASF $BAS (-0,26 %) Covestro $1COV (-0,42 %)
• SAP $SAP (+7,53 %) , ASML $ASML (-3,54 %)

➡️ Expected share price impetus from higher export revenues and capped production costs.

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🍖 2. agricultural & food sector in focus

The agricultural business is also becoming more closely networked on both sides:

• Tariffs on wine, oil, cheese, dairy products and luxury foods are being reduced or gradually created.
• EU producers will gain greater market access in South America; conversely, South American agricultural exports (e.g. beef, sugar) will have better access to the EU.

Possible beneficiaries:

• Nestlé $NESN (+1,53 %) Danone $BN (+1,93 %)
• Heineken $HEIA (+1,27 %) AB InBev $ABI (+1,06 %)
• FrieslandCampina $FCEPL

⚠️ However, critics point out that price pressure on local farmers* also arises and environmental risks can increase, for example due to cheaper imports.

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🚗 3. raw materials & energy: medium to long-term effects

Mercosur countries export large quantities of raw materials:

• Soy, sugar, coffee, ethanol, grain
• Brazil is also a major supplier of crude oil and minerals

One of the aims of the agreement is more stable commodity trade with fewer tariffs, which can influence commodity prices and move the shares of commodity and energy companies.

Possible beneficiaries:

• Vale $VALE3 (-0,1 %) Petrobras $PETR3 (-2,31 %)
• Bunge $BG (-1,37 %) , ADM $ADM (-0,21 %)

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🏦 4. finance & services sector

The agreement also facilitates:

• Market access for financial services
• Opening of telecom and transportation markets
• Opening of public procurement to EU suppliers

➡️ This could strengthen banks, insurers and logistics companies that operate across borders.

Possible beneficiaries:

• Allianz $ALV (+0,7 %) Deutsche Bank $DBK (+1,2 %)
• DHL/Deutsche Post $DHL (+0,96 %) Kuehne + Nagel $KNIN (-0,43 %)

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🔄 Short-term market risks

Not everything is automatically positive:

• 🇪🇺 Agricultural protests in Europe show resistance to cheap imports.
• Political uncertainties remain - many parliaments need to ratify.
• Sectors with low competitiveness could come under price pressure.

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📌 Conclusion

The Mercosur agreement could be an issue with far-reaching effects:

✅ Strong export industry gains new sales markets

✅ Agricultural and luxury food sector gains sales opportunities

✅ Financial and service sector benefits from market expansion

✅ Raw material exporting countries in South America could become more integrated

⚠️ At the same time, there are risks for local producers and price distortions that could have a regional impact on share prices

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Question for you: What is your opinion on the agreement? And in which sectors or listed companies do you see the biggest winners in the long term?

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Sources:

- 🌎🤝 Mercosur-Freihandelsabkommen zwischen EU & Mercosur unterzeichnet – größte Freihandelszone weltweit

- 💶📈 Wirtschaftliche Chancen für EU-Exporteure und Importeure durch Zollerleichterungen

- ⚙️🚗 Branchenanalysen mit Zollabbau-Effekten für Maschinen, Autos, Chemie etc.

- 🌾🥩 Agrar- und Rohstoff-Impakte durch neue Marktchancen und Quotenregelungen

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The new Nestlé $NESN (+1,53 %) Group CEO Philipp Navratil wants to make savings and is cutting 16,000 jobs. The manager has increased the savings target from 2.5 billion to 3.0 billion Swiss francs by the end of 2027.

In his first major public appearance, Navratil explained that volume growth was his top priority. "To this end, we have increased our investments in a targeted manner and have already achieved initial results. Now we need to do even more, act faster and accelerate our growth momentum."

A lot of work is needed to get Nestlé back on track. Because when it comes to key indicators such as sales growth and share price performance, the food giant, whose products range from ready meals and frozen products to confectionery, coffee, Vittel water and pet food, is now lagging behind rivals such as Danone $BN (+1,93 %) and Unilever $ULVR (+0,73 %) are lagging behind.

Source text (excerpt) & graphic: Handelsblatt, 16.10.2025

Neutral performance after 5 years.

~ 1,000 Euro dividend.

Stop loss undercut

The British investment bank Barclays has lowered its price target for Danone from 85 to 82 euros, but left its rating at "Overweight".

The European food company's business should have held up quite well at home and in Asia, wrote Warren Ackerman in his outlook for the reporting season on Monday. However, currency headwinds are causing headaches and there are more questions about Latin America, for example.

However, the focus is likely to be on US consumer sentiment and the outlook there for the second half of the year.

Earnings summary this morning 👇🏼

$ULVR (+0,73 %) | Unilever Q3 2024 Earnings

Rev €15.25B (est €15.398B)

DIV/SHR €O.4396

Underlying Volume 3.6% (est 3.1%)

Underlying Sales 4.5%, (est 4.25%)

Still Sees FY Underlying Sales To 5% (est 4.2%)

Still Sees FY Underlying Oper. Margin At Least 18%

2024 FY Outlook Unchanged

$BARC (+0,6 %) | Barclays Q3 2024 Earnings

Pretax Profit £2.23B (est £1.96B)

Net Interest Income £3.31B (est £3.11B)

Investment Banking £594M (est £552.3M)

FICC Rev. £1.18B (est £1.13B)

Sees FY Cost To Income Ratio About

Sees FY UK Net Interest Income About £6.5B

$AAL (+1,21 %) | Anglo American Q3 2024 Earnings

Diamond Prod 5.6M Carats (est 5.6M)

Copper Output 181,000 tons (est 181,334)

American Sees Fy Diamond Prod 23M to 26M Carats

De Beers To Continue To Assess Options To Lower Output

PGMS Demerger Is On Track To Complete By Mid 2025

$RMS (+0,11 %) | Hermes International Q3 2024 Earnings

Rev €3.70B (est €3.68B)

Sales At Constant FX 11.3% (est 10.5%)

Leather Goods Sales At Constant FX 14% (est 12.8%)

CFO: Sees No Change In Global Trends Early Q4

CFO: China Higher Basket Spend Made Up For Lower Traffic

$005380 | Hyundai reports a 6.5% drop in profits in the third quarter despite an increase in sales, leading to a fall in the Seoul share price of almost 5%. Operating profit falls to 3.6 trillion won, while the operating margin drops to 8.3%.

$BN (+1,93 %) | Danone increases its turnover in the third quarter by 4.2% to 6.9 billion euros, exceeding analysts' expectations. Demand is particularly high in North America and Asia.

$RNO (-0,32 %) | Renault increases sales by 1.8% to 10.7 billion euros in the third quarter, but falls short of analysts' expectations. Exchange rate effects have a dampening effect on the result, without which a 5% increase in sales would have been possible.

$SY1 (+1,47 %) | Symrise raises its forecast for organic growth in 2024 to around 7 % after strong sales growth in the first nine months. Sales rose by 6 % to 3.8 billion euros, driven by petcare and fragrance products.

$WAF (-1,05 %) | Siltronic raises 2024 EBITDA margin guidance to 24-26% as acceptance of new Singapore factory is delayed. Third-quarter sales rise 2.3% to EUR 357m, exceeding expectations, while profit falls to EUR 19m.

$BEI (+0,14 %) | Beiersdorf records organic sales growth of 6.5% to 7.5 billion euros, but falls short of analysts' expectations. Sales of the luxury brand La Prairie fall by over 7% in China, while the annual targets for 2024 are confirmed.

The market overview for 🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺:

US MARKET🇺🇸

Monday

• PACS Group ($PACS) and UL Solutions ($ULS) have potential IPOs.
• Neel KashkariPresident of the Minneapolis Fed, delivers remarks.

Tuesday

• Release of the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (March).
• Quarterly reports from WD-40 ($WDFC (-0,49 %) ) and Tilray Brands ($TLRY (-2,83 %) ).

Wednesday

• Publication of the consumer price index (March).
• Publication of the wholesale stocks (March).
• Publication of the minutes of the March meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
• Publication of the monthly federal budget of the USA (March).
• Speeches by Austan GoolsbeePresident of the Chicago Fed.
• Quarterly reports from Delta Air Lines ($DAL (+4,09 %) ) and Applied Digital ($APLD (-8,85 %) ).

Thursday

• Publication of the initial applications for unemployment benefits (April 5).
• Publication of the producer price index (March).
• Speeches by John C. WilliamsPresident of the New York Fed, and Raphael BosticPresident of the Atlanta Fed.
• Quarterly reports from Constellation Brands ($STZ (+0,44 %) ), Fastenal ($FAST (+2,31 %) ) and CarMax ($KMX (-0,12 %) ).

Friday

• Publication of the preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (April).
• Speeches by Raphael Bostic, President of the Atlanta Fed, and Mary C. DalyPresident of the San Francisco Fed.
• Quarterly reports from JPMorgan Chase ($JPM (+1,09 %) ), Wells Fargo ($WFC (+0,4 %) ), BlackRock ($BLK ), Citigroup ($C (+0,06 %) ), State Street ($STT (+0,71 %) ) and Progressive ($PGR (+2,97 %) ).

EUROPEAN MARKET🇪🇺

Monday

• Publication of Industrial Production Index🇪🇺

Tuesday

• ZEW Economic Sentiment🇩🇪 will be published
• Quarterly reports from Ericsson ($ERIC A (+0,24 %) )🇸🇪, Beiersdorf AG ($BEI (+0,14 %) )🇩🇪, Sika ($SIKA (+0,15 %) )🇨🇭, Rio Tinto PLC ($RIO (-0,15 %) )🇬🇧

Wednesday

• Release of CPI data🇪🇺
• Quarterly reports from Hays ($HAS (-0,36 %) )🇬🇧, Petershill Partners ($PHLL )🇬🇧, Just Eat Takeaway ($TKWY )🇬🇧, Entain ($ENT (+0,58 %) )🇬🇧, La Francaise ($FDJ (-0,64 %) )🇫🇷, Legal & General ($LGEN (+0,89 %) ), Tryg ($TRYG (+0,53 %) )🇩🇰, BHP Group Ltd ($BHP (-2,16 %) )🇬🇧, ASML Holding ($ASML (-3,54 %) )🇳🇱Volvo B ($VOLV B (+0,96 %) )🇸🇪, Severstal ($CHMF )🇷🇺

thursday

• Publication of Construction Output🇪🇺
• Quarterly reports from Danone ($BN (+1,93 %) )🇫🇷, Nokia Oyj ($NOKIA (-6,66 %) )🇫🇮, Tele2 AB ($TEL2 B (+1,13 %) )🇸🇪

Yesterday it became known that Russia is taking control of Danone's and Carlsberg's shares in their Russian subsidiaries by presidential decree. This is despite the fact that both companies had announced that they would leave the Russian market because of the Ukraine war. The decree names the Russian state as the temporary administrator of the shares of Danone Russia and Carlsberg's Baltika subsidiary.

Danone said it was reviewing the situation and would take measures to protect its rights as a shareholder in Danone Russia and its business operations. The company had already announced that it would end most of its operations in Russia, retaining only its infant formula business. Danone stresses that Russia's decision will have no impact on Danone's financial targets for 2023. Now that's something to look forward to!

Carlsberg is also affected by the measure. Its Baltika subsidiary is a leading brewer in Russia. Carlsberg had already announced that it would cease its operations in Russia and find a buyer. The presidential decree now probably brings uncertainty into the sales process.

I didn't know that a country could take over shares in foreign companies by decree. Did you know that? How do you think the situation will develop for $BN (+1,93 %) and $CARL A (+0,16 %) in Russia continue to develop? I checked stock prices earlier and both stocks dropped after the presidential decree. 📉