11/03/2025 Economy & Markets Tariffs and European news fuel volatility In this Investment Talks, we explore recent moves in financial markets and possible explanations, alongside our expectations and investment implications.
7/03/2025 Economy & Markets Locked ‘n’ loaded and ready to fire: first take on China’s N... After months of anticipation, Beijing has revealed how it plans to keep the Chinese economy steady – growing at around 5% – in a challenging and uncertain...
24/02/2025 Economy & Markets Forming coalition will be easiest of next German Chancellor’... Germany's CDU/CSU have won the elections and will now form a coalition government. Challenges include how to kickstart growth and adapt fiscal policy.
5/12/2024 Emerging Markets A short-lived crisis with long-lasting implications: first t... This paper examines the fallout of South Korea's political turmoil
5/12/2024 Geopolitics What’s next for France The Talks outlines the recent developments in French politics and implications for investors
3/12/2024 Equity What is in store for tech? Attractive opportunities can be found among the US and European cyclical tech stocks as well as within the Taiwanese and Korean semiconductor sectors.
7/11/2024 Economy & Markets Trump Victory: Key implications for investors Trump will return to the White House, with a red sweep of the Senate and House likely. Financial markets reacted by extending popular "Trump trades".
30/09/2024 Geopolitics China policy: short-term lift or long-term change? China's Politburo announced a series of policy easing measures aimed at stabilising the economy and reviving sentiment which rallied Chinese equities
12/09/2024 Geopolitics US election debate generates more political than policy buzz The first, and potentially only, election debate between the two U.S. presidential candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, was light on policy details...
6/08/2024 Geopolitics US economy worries pummel markets Global stock markets have reversed, with Japan's benchmark Topix index on Aug. 5 suffering its biggest one-day drop in more than three decades.
23/07/2024 Geopolitics Biden’s exit from the presidential race opens a phase of unc... The Talks outlines the decision of President Biden to exit the 2024 presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Significant...
5/07/2024 Economy & Markets UK election delivers no-drama outcome Britain’s Labour Party returned to power for the first time in 14 years after winning a large majority in parliamentary elections.
12/06/2024 Geopolitics EU election results and French politics The Talks outlines the outcome of the EU elections, the French political situation, outlook for Europe and France and investment implications.
6/06/2024 Emerging Markets India's election outcome and its economic implications The Talks outlines the outcome of the Indian elections and its implications on the policy front, as well as investment consequences and opportunities.
16/01/2024 Geopolitics DPP wins Taiwan elections: key take-aways for investors A geopolitical understanding of the Taiwan elections and its impact on markets.