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 persist Markets reacted positively to the Federal Reserve's December policy meeting, but investors should be cautious as risks to weaker US growth persist.
9/05/2023 Economy & Markets Stress in US regional banks continues, while the Fed moves towards a pause 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 major instability unlikely Assessment of the recent developments in France regarding the pension reform approval and the possible scenarios ahead with implications on French equities...
16/06/2022 Economy & Markets A (stag?)flationary tantrum: assessing the current market sell-off We are entering a tough phase of the regime shift, as the risks over economic growth add to the already hot inflationary backdrop. This means that stagflation...
12/11/2021 Economy & Markets A new dawn for Europe? Strategies for investing in European assets The resurgence of Covid-19 cases in some countries is an area for attention, but should not lead to new generalised lockdowns due to vaccinations which...
14/11/2018 Economy & Markets What lies ahead for the US economy and markets? The robust performance of the US economy in 2018 has led to the supremacy of US risk assets compared to the rest of the world.