Stock markets, Europe still on the rise. In Milan, Tim and Pirelli are in evidence

Inflation 2021 in Italy + 1.9%, the largest increase since 2012

In December 2021, according to preliminary estimates, the national consumer price index recorded an increase of 0.4% on a monthly basis and of 3.9% on an annual basis (from + 3.7% in the previous month) . This was announced by Istat which calculates that, on average, in 2021 consumer prices recorded a growth of + 1.9%, after the decline in 2020 (-0.2%). This is, the institute comments, the largest increase since 2012 (+ 3%). The recovery of inflation in 2021 is essentially driven by the trend in the prices of Energy goods (+ 14.1%), which decreased by 8.4% in 2020. Net of these goods, in 2021, the rise in prices to consumption is the same as recorded in the previous year (+ 0.7%).

Euro / dollar above 1.13, crude oil is down

On the currency market, theeuro / dollar remains locked at 1.13. The prices of the Petroleum they are weak after the increases following the decisions of the OPEC + countries on production levels: Brent in March is traded at 80 dollars a barrel, WTI in February just under 77 dollars a barrel. Gas rises in Europe 94 euros per megawatt hour.

Tokyo closed higher led by Toyota and Sony

The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed slightly higher, helped by investors looking for bargains and the rises of two big names, Toyota and Sony, which offset the decline in tech stocks due to the Nasdaq correction. At the end of the trade, the Nikkei Lead Stock Index rose 0.10% to 29,332.16 points and the Topix index gained 0.45% to 2,039.27 points. Toyota, which dethroned General Motors in the United States in 2021, selling more cars and pickups for the first time than its American rival, most affected by the semiconductor shortage, gained 2.57% to 2,292 yen. Sony recorded a 3.67% increase after unveiling a new prototype of its Vision S electric car, the Vision-S 02, at CES in Las Vegas and announced the creation of a new subsidiary to explore this market quickly.

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