De 7 | 27 October: Weekly Market Forecast Podcast with Jeroen Lemaire

On 27 October, Monday’s edition of “De 7”, Belgian financial daily De Tijd’s daily news podcast, our CEO Jeroen Lemaire joined host Roan Van Eyck to set the stage for the week ahead. ‍

• Politics in Belgium/Budget Talks: Premier Bart De Wever continues to search for a coalition budget agreement amid rising pressure.
• Market Watch/Earnings Season: A “bucket full” of Q3 results is expected this week. Notably, five of the U.S. “Magnificent Seven” tech giants (e.g. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet) and three companies from Belgium’s BEL20 index are reporting.
• Global Events on the Radar: Looking beyond Belgium, the forecast covers several major international events. Dutch elections are on the horizon, and central banks in the US and Europe are poised to announce key interest-rate decisions (Fed and ECB meetings). We’ll also track Donald Trump’s tour of Asia, including meetings with China’s Xi Jinping.
• Tectonic: Announcing our new technology conference taking place in Ghent 5-6 November.

Listen to the full episode here.
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