As every Sunday, the most important news from the past week, as well as the most important dates for the coming week.

Also as a video:

https://youtube.com/shorts/5iTd5xe70F8?si=SczdhWidOmhDZuUm

Monday:

GDP in Japan 🇯🇵 did not shrink as initially assumed. On an annualized basis, GDP grew by 0.4%. Japan thus escaped a technical recession of two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/der_boersen_tag/Japans-Regierung-revidiert-BIP-Aussagen-article24795697.html

Next week, Douglas will venture onto the trading floor. Shares will cost between 26 and 30 euros. The company will then be valued at 2.8 - 3.1 billion euros. Most of the proceeds of around 850 million euros will go to the company itself.

https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/maerkte/aktien/kosmetik-aktien-von-parfuemeriekette-douglas-kosten-zwischen-26-und-30-euro/100022947.html

Tuesday:

German savings banks have made a record profit of 17 billion euros. Mainly because they have not yet passed on the significantly higher interest rates to their customers.

https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/jahreszahlen-sparkassen-machen-mehr-gewinn-als-deutsche-bank-und-commerzbank/100021808.html

At 3.2% in February, inflation in the USA is slightly higher than expected (3.1%). This puts some pressure on the stock markets after Friday's US labor market report.

https://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/hoehere-verbraucherpreise-us-inflation-steigt-im-februar-auf-3-2-prozent-13334517

Wednesday:

$EOAN (-2,35 %) eon presents long-term growth plans and expects an operating result of 11 billion euros by 2028. The forecast for 2024 was also above expectations at 8.8 - 9.0 billion euros.

https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/geschaeftszahlen-im-newsblog-eon-plant-rekordinvestitionen-in-stromnetze/24098412.html

Thursday:

Producer prices in the USA 🇺🇸 are higher than expected. This is causing prices to fall today, with growth stocks in particular losing significantly, where a turnaround in interest rates would have the greatest effect on company valuations.

https://www.boerse.de/nachrichten-amp/USA-Erzeugerpreise-steigen-deutlich-staerker-als-erwartet/35857072

Friday:

$VNA (-2,92 %) Vonovia loses significantly, although the dividend is increased by 5 cents to 90 cents per share, the Group has to report a loss of 7 billion euros due to write-downs.

https://www.finanzen.net/amp/dividende-steigt-dennoch-vonovia-aktie-faellt-nachboerslich-vonovia-erleidet-2023-milliardenschweren-verlust-13343608

$HFG (-3,63 %) Hellofresh rises significantly after the annual figures. It was positive that Hellofresh was able to report a positive free cash flow of almost 80 million euros. At the current valuation, one can almost speak of a value stock.

https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/boerse/ticker/aktie-im-fokus-hellofresh-mit-erholungsversuch-trotz-kundenschwund/0DB0DE00ECE28394/

US consumer confidence is deteriorating unexpectedly. However, US Americans' inflation expectations remain unchanged at 3.0%.

https://finanzmarktwelt.de/us-verbrauchervertrauen-leicht-schwaecher-erwartung-zu-inflation-unveraendert-304516/?amp

The most important dates in the coming week:

Tuesday: 4:00 Interest rate decision (Japan)

Wednesday: 19:00 Interest rate decision (USA)

Thursday: 9:30 Interest rate decision (Switzerland)