3/04/2025 Economy & Markets Liberation Day tariffs: an initial assessment In this Investment Talks we explore the main take-aways for investors from the April 2nd tariff announcement by Trump.
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.
18/12/2023 Economy & Markets ECB on hold supportive for Euro credit markets and govies Understanding the outcome of the latest ECB and BoE meetings, and their impact on markets.
15/12/2023 Economy & Markets Dovish Fed contemplates rate cuts: risks to weaker US growth... Markets reacted positively to the Federal Reserve's December policy meeting, but investors should be cautious as risks to weaker US growth persist.
27/10/2023 Economy & Markets A view on Italy and its government debt The Talks discusses about the rating agencies reviews of Italian debt and the prospects for the country's economic growth.
8/08/2023 Economy & Markets US credit rating downgrade: investment implications The Talks outlines the investment and geopolitical implications of Fitch's downgrade of its credit rating for the United States.
28/07/2023 Economy & Markets Fed moving to a pause with a very data-dependent approach The Talks elaborates on the banking stress in US and the FOMC May meeting.
26/05/2023 Economy & Markets Seven questions for investors on the US debt ceiling The Talks elaborates on the uncertainty around the US Debt Ceiling negotations and how it could evolve.
9/05/2023 Economy & Markets Stress in US regional banks continues, while the Fed moves t... The Talks elaborates on the banking stress in US and the FOMC May meeting.
7/04/2023 Economy & Markets Potential Opportunities in the US Banking Sector The Talks elaborates on why the recent crisis in the banking sector is not a systemic one, and that there are select opportunities among banks.
20/03/2023 Economy & Markets France: The pension reform puts politics under strain, but m... Assessment of the recent developments in France regarding the pension reform approval and the possible scenarios ahead with implications on French equities...
17/03/2023 Economy & Markets ECB increases rates: the job on inflation is not done yet, b... Understanding the outcome of the latest ECB meeting and its fallout on the euro bond market.
28/10/2022 Economy & Markets A dovish pivot from the ECB: Euro bonds back in focus The ECB has turned more dovish suggesting a less aggressive rate hike path ahead.
13/09/2022 Economy & Markets ECB meeting: bold rate hike; watch out for more to come Understanding the outcome of the latest ECB meeting and its fallout on the euro bond market.
22/07/2022 Economy & Markets ECB meeting: larger-than-expected rate hike, with new fragm... July meeting: The ECB hiked its three key interest rates by 50bp for the first time in more than a decade, bringing its rates out of negative territory.
