9/12/2024 European bonds shine ahead of ECB meeting European bonds have performed strongly over the second half of the year and remain appealing heading into 2025 thanks to projected ECB rate cuts.
10/06/2024 Fixed Income & FX Bond investing when Central Banks are in motion The outlook for bond market, reassessing risks and opportunities in fixed income space.
22/04/2024 Global growth forecast revised higher, again With 2024 global GDP growth forecast similar to the numbers of 2023, the IMF is no longer expecting a slowdown.
15/04/2024 ECB's next move should be a rate cut Explore how ECB's anticipated rate cuts in June could fuel European bond interest amid global inflation and rate decisions. A pivotal move for the markets.
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.
18/12/2023 Fed and ECB: towards rate cuts in 2024 The Fed was clearly dovish, judging from its statement, revised projections and press conference. The ECB committee was more prudent, yet still paving...
14/11/2023 Economy & Markets Central banks’ unwinding will put more public debt in market... Investors should prepare for a new quantitative tightening paradigm, as major central banks have started unwinding their large balance sheets.
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.
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.
24/02/2023 Investment Views Global Investment Views - March 2023 The GIV document elaborates on the latest views, convictions and outlook of our Global CIOs, different Investment Platforms and Macro-Strategy teams.
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.
22/07/2022 Economy & Markets Italy swimming in uncertain waters as PM Draghi resigns Italian government crisis, likely outcome: snap elections the most likely outcome. Prime Minister Draghi would remain at the helm of a caretaker government,...
29/06/2022 Economy & Markets Focus on Spain: macroeconomic projections and fixed income v... The energy crisis in Europe, coupled with supply chain bottlenecks worldwide, and accelerated monetary tightening are the major headwinds for the Eurozone...