10 October 2019
Investing
Alexa, what will happen to real estate if there is a recession?
Virtual assistants such as Alexa are the font of all knowledge (to some), but when it comes to the all […]
10 October 2019
08 October 2019
Investing
Chart of the week – Is defensive sector outperformance signalling a bear market?
Renewed declines in purchasing managers’ indices (PMIs) have been mirrored in falling US Treasury bond yields and this has been […]
07 October 2019
Investing
Germany’s ‘black zero’ – Up for debate?
In the past, the idea of fiscal expansion in Germany was considered a forlorn hope. Today, a growing sense that […]
05 October 2019
Investing
Chart of the week – Services to the rescue?
Are you being served?, the British 1970s-1980s department store sitcom asked, and increasingly, it is a question for markets and […]
04 October 2019
Investing
What a US squeeze on inflows into Chinese assets could mean
If the White House restricts US public pension fund holdings of Chinese assets, it could have serious short-term and long-term […]
03 October 2019
Markets and central banks
A lack of conviction
Major equity indices recovered from some of the slippage in August: the MSCI AC World index gained 1.9% and the […]
02 October 2019
Thought leadership and the outlook
What does the superstar company phenomenon mean?
Superstar companies – typically in control of their markets and pricing, often at the forefront of innovation and frequently eager […]
01 October 2019
Investing
Transitioning to a reflation regime?
Reflation could be lurking around the corner. Judging whether it will actually appear depends on factors including supply shocks, de-globalisation, […]
26 September 2019
Investing
Policymakers respond to growing urgency of sustainability issues
“We need to accelerate the rate of change… move to radical change, and fundamentally revisit the way we think about […]
25 September 2019
Investing
Investing for tomorrow – applying ESG principles to emerging market debt
In the past, investors often balked at the idea of applying environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria when investing in […]
24 September 2019
Investing
A review of the structure and risk management rules for swap-based ETFs
In this article, I will outline the structure of BNP Paribas Easy synthetic ETF products and explain how counterparty risk […]
23 September 2019
Investing
Chart of the week – Ah, appearances
Not all gloom(y data) spells doom and, equally, nor is it all gold that glitters Trade war hurts confidence and […]
20 September 2019
Investing
Are companies about shareholder or stakeholder value?
Sustainability is becoming mainstream and influencing how companies see themselves, and even leading CEOs have begun to encourage greater reflection […]
19 September 2019
Insights on market events
The longest ever expansion in US economic growth
The election campaign for the November 2020 US presidential election was launched by President Trump in June. ‘It’s the economy […]
18 September 2019
Investing
Negative bond yields – what happens next?
The summer of 2019 has seen bond yields in developed economies fall to historically low levels. Interest rates on debt […]
17 September 2019
Investing
Chart of the week – Looking below the index: industry earnings and valuations
Forward earnings estimates for US and European equity indices suggest that profitability growth is unlikely to drive markets higher At […]
13 September 2019
Central bank watch
What’s the ECB’s objective? Thoughts after September’s meeting of the governing council
Future generations of savers may search for bonds bearing positive interest rates like pioneers in the US gold rushes during […]
12 September 2019
Investing
Is software a significant theme for emerging markets?
After penetrating the consumer space and bringing benefits including efficiency gains to homes and offices, software is set to take […]
