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Fed on hold

Hot jobs César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management. The good news on the jobs front proved bad news for stocks last week. The S&P 500 declined 1.9% (in USD) as the December nonfarm payrolls report dampened hopes for further Fed rate cuts. US Treasury…
EFI
21 January 2025
Investing

Infrastructure debt funds, a booming market

Private infrastructure debt is set to become one of the most attractive asset classes of the moment. With long-term interest rates now at a high plateau after a period of famine, the yields offered by this asset class are at attractive levels for investors looking…
Daniel Pechon
16 January 2025
Investing

Central bank week

Hawkish Fed cut César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management. A fading of post-election sentiment was evident in S&P 500’s -0.6%  performance last week (in USD). In addition, a 25 bps rate cut by the Fed this week is already baked in, while data…
EFI
21 December 2024
Investing

Focus on an investment  with competitive returns

Venture capital performance remains constant, with annual returns in excess of 10%. The sector has matured and is attracting more and more private customers. Conditions: you must have a large sum of money and be able to mobilise your savings over a ten-year period. The…
Daniel Pechon
17 December 2024
Investing

ECB preview: another 25bp rate cut

Please find below a new comment from Nadia Gharbi, Senior Economist, at Pictet Wealth Management, ahead of this Thursday’s ECB meeting: What do we expect? We expect the ECB’s Governing Council (GC) to continue its sequential easing by announcing a further 25bp rate cut on…
EFI
12 December 2024