In comparison to major European markets the WSE was not bad at all in the past week. The main Polish indices were still making up for previous weeks’ losses. The banking sector performed very well. This was in response to the information that there is no chance the lower house of the Polish parliament will pass the foreign currency mortgage loans law. As a consequence, the market went up considerably during Thursday's trading session.

Last week was quite a rich in economic data. Furthermore earnings season of companies listed on the WSE ended up and as usual the last day was full of publications. However, the past week was not a successful one for investors in Europe as well as across the Atlantic.

Last week all stock indices which matter on global financial markets faced a strong volatility increase. To illustrate the situation we can call it a rollercoaster. Monday’s plunge was caused by surprisingly strong negative local stock exchanges reaction to the weak China manufacturing PMI. In two days the Shanghai Composite index shed 15%, and in the week ended 28th August the Shanghai Stock Exchange dropped 8%.

Weekly comment MM Prime TFI  - August 24, 2015

Last week the People's Bank of China (PBOC) made the surprising decision to devalue the yuan. The renminbi has suffered its biggest drop since 1994. It was believed that the decision was aimed at strengthening Chinese exports, which has weakened recently. A cheaper yuan will help make Chinese exports more attractive and boost China’s economic growth. The PBOC explained that the devaluation was caused by a significant shift in how it manages the yuan by allowing market forces to play a bigger role in valuing the currency.