October 1, 2021
Ahead of the Curve | Friday, 1st October 2021
Bank stocks in focus as central banks turn hawkish.Last week saw a hawkish inflection from two major central banks with...
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Bank stocks in focus as central banks turn hawkish.Last week saw a hawkish inflection from two major central banks with...
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After a very tight electoral race, Germany is entering what looks like a long period of coalition negotiations. All the...
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After a period of relative calm, investors are faced with a number of considerations; inflation, reduction in monetary stimulus, developments...
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German elections – Too close to callSPD won German elections with 25.7%, in line with polls and 5 %-points better...
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This week, markets turned volatile due to contagion fears from the real estate developers crisis in China. In recent weeks,...
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US Inflation – half a year of “transitory”US CPI increased 0.3% MoM (5.3% YoY) in August, slightly missing consensus estimates....
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COVID-related inflation pressures subside, but stickier inflation measures continue to riseInflation continues to dominate the market’s attention. There are clear...
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ECB – The Lady’s not tapering.The ECB September meeting brought about a quite dovish message. Lagarde signalled some reduction in...
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On 26th September, Germans will go to the polls to elect the first government of the post-Merkel era. With only...
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The Fed’s dovish turn.Recent US data pushed the Fed on a more dovish course. The August jobs report data displayed...
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Economic and investment highlights Economic, politics and markets Delta variant growth concerns hit the re-opening trades, though equity markets continued...
Keep readingBank equities and Bunds finally diverging.Investing in European bank stocks has often felt like just another way to bet on...
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