During the previous week, global stock markets demonstrated a drop that was caused by sales in the hi-tech sector, as well as lower quotations of securities in the energy sector, which reacted to shrinking petroleum prices. Investors focused their attention on the ECB meeting, as well as intensive negotiations between the UK and the EU regarding the future post-Brexit agreement. Additional risks for investors were created by the US Senate that postponed the adoption of fiscal incentives.

Financial markets survey 14.09.2020