Fed moving closer to first rate hike …. but stronger USD far from guaranteed Unsurprisingly, with the Fed moving closer to its first rate hike since 2006 and the ECB set to announce more stimulus in December, many observers are stating that the only way for the USD is up.… Read More »
Moritz Kraemer -
An increase in terrorism, Islamist or otherwise, would by itself be unlikely to affect European sovereign ratings. That said, terrorism could eventually start to weigh on some of the factors we look at when we rate sovereigns, particularly our assessment of a country’s growth and fiscal prospects The multiple and… Read More »
As interest rates remain low, equities retain their investment appeal over fixed-interest securities Three themes will probably keep the international capital markets on their toes over the coming weeks: Central banks: Even though the US central Bank (Federal Reserve Bank, Fed) has become a bit more concrete and left its… Read More »
October’s US unemployment report confirmed that the economy is getting stronger, making the probability of a first rate hike in December look more likely. In this context, Lazard Frères Gestion examines the consequences of a rate increase on the equity market from two separate angles. An impact, yes, but not… Read More »
The overall economic impact of the attacks on Europe should remain limited, in Credit Suisse’s view. However, short-term financial market uncertainty is likely to increase with a likely risk-off reaction in the coming days The coordinated and terrible terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday (13 November) night has led to… Read More »
A significant portion of the American workforce is not saving for retirement. This coverage gap has been receiving a lot of attention recently. A big majority in favor of expanding retirement coverage At the Russell institutional summit, held earlier this year in New Orleans, the company polled attendees on their… Read More »
Jackie Lafferty -
Investor risk aversion battered emerging market (EM) assets during the third quarter. Local currency and hard currency markets both posted negative gains and EM equities posted double digit losses The carnage in emerging markets during Q3 was largely driven by China, with prolonged depressed commodity prices and US dollar strength… Read More »
Amid the recent global financial market turmoil, both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have downplayed the near-term economic recovery in the Eurozone This will no doubt have dented investors’ confidence, especially in the wake of the accommodative monetary policies being implemented by the ECB.… Read More »
Pension industry in danger of “permanent damage”, as risks are transferred to individuals according to a new survey by Amundi and Create Research Pension plans are concerned about the increasing personalisation of risk in the industry, and warn it could cause “permanent damage”, according to a report published today by… Read More »
The global economy continues to be buffeted by the series of financial shocks and knock-on uncertainty since last spring, with China supplanting the Fed’s decision-making as the main source of concern. Recent economic momentum in the U.S. has seemed softer, possibly delaying the Fed’s “lift-off” into 2016 Heatmap: Roubini’s 2016… Read More »
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