12/02/2024 Economy & Markets Japan equity: top performer in 2023; remains attractive option for 2024 Optimize your investments with insights into Japan's dynamic equity market. Discover why 2024 holds promise amidst profit recovery, capital efficiency,...
22/01/2024 Economy & Markets China’s pivot: steering through turbulence to sustainability We assess the long-term economic path for the China economy and how 2024 slowdown fits within this picture. From an investment standpoint, the shift toward...
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...
21/11/2022 Economy & Markets UK Fiscal Budget: main political, social and market implications Understanding the latest UK budget and its main political, social and market implications
13/09/2022 Economy & Markets Reassessing the view on Europe: hot questions for investors To understand how the stagflationary environment in Europe affects the region's markets.
12/09/2022 Economy & Markets Q2 earnings season – strong results helped support the summer rally The Q2 earnings season was again stronger than expected and contributed to the equity market rally up to mid-August.
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...
16/09/2021 Economy & Markets Shifts & Narratives #8 - Post-summer check-up on the regime shift Investors have enjoyed stellar performances over the last twelve months. A 60/40 traditional global equity/bond portfolio returned around 19% on a one-year...
29/10/2019 Economy & Markets Buybacks - A multi-perspective review and thoughts on best practices for company buyback policies Buybacks - A multi-perspective review and thoughts on best practices for company buyback policies
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.