European Stocks Continue Rebound; U.K. Banks Shrug off Moody's Downgrade

Frankfurt (Jun 29)  European stock markets rose sharply for a second day on Wednesday, buoyed by suggestions that global policy makers will dig deep to ensure the U.K.'s Brexit doesn't trigger an economic downturn.

Fueling speculation the Fed might look to cut rather than raise rates, Fed Governor Jerome Powell said on Tuesday that global risks had shifted even further to the downside.

Meanwhile in Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged the Bank of Japan to ensure market liquidity as he pledged to use all available policy tools to spur the Japanese economy after Britain's Brexit vote.

Meanwhile, in the unfolding Brexit drama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel late yesterday told outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron that the U.K. can't pick and choose the terms of its future relationship with the EU, rejecting calls for access to the single market without EU membership. Merkel said after Cameron's final EU summit she sees "no way back" from last week's referendum vote to leave the EU.

In early trading the FTSE 100 was up 1.69% at 6,244.38, after gaining 2.64% on Tuesday. In Frankfurt the Dax rose 1.21% to 9,564.21 and in Paris the Cac 40 rose 1.19% to 4,139.38.

S&P 500 mini futures were recently up 0.18%.

Brent crude was recently up 1.09% at $49.11 a barrel.

Later today the first national June inflation figures will come in from German government statisticians. Analysts are looking for a small uptick in Germany's 0.1% May inflation rate.

U.K. banks shrugged off a Moody's report on the sector, in which it lowered its outlook to negative from stable.

Source: TheStreet