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Below you will find a new commentary by Frederik Ducrozet, Head of Macroeconomic Research, at Pictet Wealth Management, ahead of this Thursday’s ECB meeting. Inflation surprised the consensus to the upside today, with the headline HICP figure accelerating more than expected to 2.6% y/y in…

Metallurgy, the main tool of the industrial transition Antoine Chacun, Managing director– ODDO BHF Metals. “Europe must conduct precisely the reverse policy to help decarbonize global metal industries. We must reduce our metallurgical deficits and encourage local competitive production by ensuring that local processing industries…

Delayed but not derailed César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management. THE WEEK IN REVIEW US stocks got a late-week boost in the form of significant cooling in the nonfarm payrolls report for April as well as a slowdown in wage growth. Reassurances…

Investors are overly optimistic about how soon and deeply central banks will be able to cut rates. The fight against inflation isn't won yet Andres Sanchez Balcazar, Head of Global Bonds Pictet Asset Management. US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell had only to mention that…

Trade Republic celebrates its 5th birthday with 4 million customers and introduces a new card with a 1 percent Saveback reward for every card payment. Five years after launch, Trade Republic has grown to Europe’s largest broker and leading savings platform. Currently, 4 million customers…

The benefits of gold in the investment portfolio Prof. Dr. Jan Viebig Global Co directeur des investissements, ODDO BHF AM. "We are convinced that gold has a firm place within a long-term investment strategy. In the short term, however, we remain cautious about its potential."…

Corporate India's promising fundamentals mean the country's equity market is poised to outpace that of its emerging market peers Prashant Kothari, Senior Investment Manager Pictet Asset Management. India is making history. Late last year it overtook the UK to become the world’s fifth largest economy.…

With the registration of these 6 mutual funds, J. Safra Sarasin Group can now cater to a broad range of distribution partners in the Belgian market. This development underscores J. Safra Sarasin’s conviction in the strong demand for sustainable investment solutions - with a focus…

According to Luca Paolini, Chief Strategist at Pictet Asset Management: “Japanese stocks are a bright spot in an otherwise uninspiring global equity market”. Investors are rediscovering Japan. Inflows into the country’s equity market from non-domestic investors are the strongest they’ve been in a decade. We raise Japanese equities…