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Market Pulse: Good news on euro area and US inflation
Bernard Swords
Market Pulse brings you insights on the latest investment themes to help preserve and grow your wealth.
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Top Down: still cautious
Sebastian Orsi, CFA
We maintained our cautious stance – and recently moved to buy some longer-term bonds, adding some duration to bond portfolios.
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Top Down: Much ado about nothing?
Bernard Swords
During the summer, the idea of a ‘soft landing’ for the US economy gained traction to help equity markets but high interest rates were determined to stick around.
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Top Down: A Soft Landing in the US Still Possible
Bernard Swords
Since the end of June, Markets have been relatively flat with equities are up 0.4% in euro terms and fixed income markets down 0.1%.
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Top Down: Signs of Slowing Growth
Bernard Swords
Although still positive, overseas demand in China is subdued. This could be the impact of continued stronger demand for services rather than goods but could also be an indication of a weakening global background.
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Top Down: Cautious stance still warranted despite calm markets
Sebastian Orsi, CFA
It’s only a few weeks since our last Top Down (26 April), so the broad themes running through markets are unchanged: the outlook for a ‘soft landing’ in the US, slowing but still high inflation, and earnings resilience.
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Top Down: Security returns but earnings flat
Bernard Swords
When we published our last Top Down (15 March), we were in the middle of the US bank failures and the forced sale of Credit Suisse was about to occur.
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Top Down: What to expect after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank
Bernard Swords
While US authorities have moved quickly to contain the fallout of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, there is likely to be more monetary tightening.
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Top Down: Stronger Growth Data Helps to Dampen Recession Fears
Bernard Swords
How has our asset allocation changed month-on-month?
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Top Down: A New Year with Familiar Problems
Bernard Swords
How has our asset allocation changed month-on-month?
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Top Down: About-turn in markets?
Bernard Swords
How has our asset allocation changed month-on-month?
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Top Down: Bonds look attractive again
Bernard Swords
How has our asset allocation changed month-on-month?
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Top Down: Reducing Consumer Discretionary to Neutral
Sebastian Orsi, CFA
How has our asset allocation changed month-on-month?
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