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Alexis Bienvenu, Fund Manager, La Financière de l'Échiquier. The record highs chalked up almost daily by global equities and, even more so, the stratospheric performance of certain iconic securities such as NVIDIA (+1,411% over three years in dollar terms, or 147% per year ), necessarily…

Pictet Asset Management With the global economy proving more resilient than expected, we upgrade equities to overweight. Asset allocation: Moving to overweight equities as economy stabilises Global economic prospects are improving as a record four out of five major central banks are cutting interest rates…

Laurent Denize, Global Co-CIO and Matthieu Barrière, Co-head of asset allocation, ODDO BHF. "In an increasingly complex world, global flexible asset allocation is a powerful way to navigate uncertainty. Leveraging ETFs as efficient and transparent building blocks enhances diversification, broadens the opportunity set, and helps…

US government shutdown looms César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investments Officer Pictet Wealth Management. A funding standoff in Congress is pushing the US government towards a shutdown on 1 October. This shutdown is not linked to any debt ceiling (reducing potential disruption), though President Trump may use…

Emmanuel Petit, General Partner, Head of Fixed Income & Samuel Gruen, Rothschild & Co Asset Management. With yields tightening on the fixed income markets, where can opportunities be found and how can they be seized when they arise? Emmanuel Petit and Samuel Gruen share their…

‘Risk management’ cut César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investments Officer Pictet Wealth Management. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25bps, as expected, with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell framing the move as a “risk-management” cut. Markets now anticipate two additional rate cuts this year and modest easing in…

Laurent Denize, Global Co-CIO ODDO BHF. "The summit remains within reach, but the clouds are growing darker" While the Trump show — full of announcements, funds have generated zero net inflows over the last threats and internet memes — did not take a summer break, most investors were still able to enjoy a…

Didier Bouvignies, General Partner, CIO, Rothschild & Co Asset Management. Over the summer, the major global equity markets in the United States, Europe, and China rose steadily. France was the only real exception, once again penalised by its political situation. In the United States, the…

Fed: time to cut César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investments Officer Pictet Wealth Management. Stocks rose last week as markets looked ahead to a widely expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week. US core consumer price inflation surprised on the upside, but producer prices…