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Tariff inflation delayed, not avoided

Tariff inflation has been delayed and partly mitigated by cost absorption and disinflationary offsets, but it should be visible by September. Frederik Ducrozet, Head of Macroeconomic Research, & Xiao Cui, Senior Economist Pictet Wealth Management. SUMMARY The impact of tariffs on US inflation has not…
EFI
17 July 2025
Investing

Chips with everything

The world depends on semiconductors. In this interview, Professor Chris Miller highlights the industry's latest innovations and their implications for our future in a Q&A format with Anjali Bastianpillai, Senior Client Portfolio Manager. Chris Miller, Associate Professor of International History at Tufts University &Anjali Bastianpillai,…
EFI
16 July 2025
Investing

To TACO or not to TACO?

Tariff salvo César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investments Officer Pictet Wealth Management. Trade tensions shook markets off highs last week as President Trump threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on 1 August, and announced a 50% tariff…
EFI
15 July 2025
Investing

American economic policy at a dangerous turning point

By Prof. Dr. Jan Viebig, Chief Investment Officer, ODDO BHF SE. The legislative package that US President Donald Trump pushed through at the end of last week, despite resistance even among Republicans, poses incalculable risks for American economic policy. Using the omnibus procedure, Trump pushed…
EFI
15 July 2025
Investing

Equities enter slightly calmer waters

Asset Allocation: Resilient Emerging Markets, Lower Rates Underpin Stocks Pictet has upgraded equities to neutral from underweight, as falling interest rates and improving economic conditions in emerging markets offset uncertainty over US tariff policies. It would be reasonable to assume that the escalating conflict between…
EFI
11 July 2025
Investing

Investing to achieve sustainable impact in the era of ESG turmoil

For environmental investors, there is a sliver lining to the shakeout in ESG Gertjan Van Der Geer, Senior Investment Manager and Stephen Freedman, Head of research and sustainability, Thematic Equities, Pictet Asset Management. ESG investing appears to have hit a major roadblock. Donald Trump’s return…
EFI
10 July 2025
Investing

Big and Beautiful?

You’ve got mail César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investments Officer Pictet Wealth Management. The week in review US stocks rose to record closing highs last week, buoyed by a robust jobs report that boosted investor confidence in the economy’s resilience even if it effectively killed off…
EFI
09 July 2025
Investing

Catching fallen angels

When corporate bond issuers suffer downgrades, opportunities open up for investors prepared to take the long-term view. Ermira Marika, Head of Developed Markets Credit, Nithin Mallya, Quantitative Analyst, Nicolas Musolino, Head of Systematic Research, Developed Markets Credit at Pictet Asset Management. The trade war has…
EFI
27 June 2025