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.
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.
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.
10/02/2023 Economy & Markets Italy: where prudence meets potential As the largest beneficiary of the Next Generation EU post-pandemic reconstruction plan, Italy has a unique opportunity to modernise its economy through...
26/01/2023 Economy & Markets Bonds are back: credit markets in focus during 2023 Understanding the outlook for credit markets in 2023
