The BCEAO “Monthly Bulletin of Statistics” indicates that the main international stock market indices rose in August 2024. The issuing institution of UEMOA analyzed the situation of international stock market indices through

On the regional money market, the refinancing granted by BCEAO to banks and financial institutions reached 8,752.4 billion in August 2024, against 8,662.5 billion a month earlier, against 8,662.5 billion a month earlier, an increase of 1.0%. The weighted average rate of weekly liquidity auctions was 5.50% in August 2024, stable compared

On the foreign exchange market, reports the BCEAO, the European currency depreciated, year-on-year, against the pound sterling (-1.9%) and the Chinese yuan (-0.8%). On the other hand, it appreciated against the American dollar (+2.0%) and against the Japanese yen (+1.7%

In terms of monetary policy, the Bank of England (BoE) has lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points, from 5.25% to 5.00%, from 5.25% to 5.00%, as of 1 August 2024. Major central banks, including the European Central Bank (Bce), the American Federal Reserve (Fed) 3 and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept their key rates unchanged in August 2024

The most significant increases were seen in Nasdaq Composite (+26.2%), Standard & Poor's 500 (+25.3%), Dow Jones Industrial (+19.9%), Dow Jones Industrial (+19.9%), Dax (+18.6%), Dax (+18.6%), Nikkei 225 (+18.5%) and EuroStoxx 50 (+25.3%), Dow Jones Industrial (+19.9%), Dax (+18.6%), Dax (+18.6%), Nikkei 225 (+18.5%) and EuroStoxx 50 (+25.3%), Dow Jones Industrial (+19.9%), Dax (+18.6%), and EuroStoxx 50 (+18.5%) +15.4%).