Investors have reduced exposure to riskier assets to levels not even seen in the 2008 global financial crisis, according to Bank of America’s monthly survey of fund managers, a sign of unconditional capitulation amid a “grim” outlook for the US economy. bank. In particular, as reported by Bloomberg, expectations for global growth and business profits […]
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The climate of investment ‘euphoria’ worldwide brought gains for the Euro markets
European stock markets posted gains on Monday, picking up where they left off on Friday, with Italy’s general index moving positively amid political uncertainty in the country. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index gained 1.09%, with the basic resources sector leading gains with 2.2% and all major exchanges and sectors in positive territory. The other pan-European […]
S&P 500 Analysis: US indices fall sharply after higher-than-expected CPI figure
US CPI rises to highest level since 1981 Major US stock indices reacted negatively to CPI data of the United States, which were higher than expected. The two key components that the market focused on were the Annual CPI, which came in at 9.1% vs. 8.8% expected, and the core figure, which was 5.9% vs. […]
Funds managed by institutional funds fell to 21.34 billion euros
The total amount of funds under management in the institutional management sector at the end of the first half of 2022 was €21.34 billion, reduced by 3.78% from 31/12/2021 and 4.62% from 31/03 /2022. It is the first quarter after June 2020 where there is a contraction of the Greek market due to the war […]
Handelsblatt: Stock market experts warn of ‘gas crash’ – but not all
Investors are starting the new week with a lot of worries: fears of a recession weigh as heavily as the threat of a gas cut in Europe and the very rapid rise in interest rates in the US, according to Handelsblatt. As of last Friday, however, there was still not much sign of the executives. […]
On the roller coaster of terror the markets
Her Eleftherias Kourtalis Bond markets already seem to be pricing in a recession, with equity markets once again riding the rollercoaster of fear and intense volatility, with the barometer of global markets, the S&P 500, already in bear market territory and analysts are constantly “cutting” their estimates of where it will be at the end […]
Bond managers are as confused as anyone these days
By Robert Burgess In times of economic uncertainty, it used to pay to check the bond market and see what messages it was sending. Is the economy headed for recession? See if bond yields fall. Is inflation going to rise? See if the returns increase. Bonds were the crystal ball of economics. Now, they may […]
Believe it or not, the market has three reasons for optimism
By Mohamed A. El-Erian To say the first half of the year was painful for investors would be an understatement. Those holding stocks, corporate bonds, emerging market securities, cryptocurrencies and other assets suffered heavy losses, and for most of the past six months, received no protection from government bonds whose traditional risk-reducing properties gave way […]
The scenarios for Greece’s next market exit
By Tasos Dasopoulos The periods of calm, between the storm sweeping the European economy, will be sought by the Ministry of Finance in order to advance the 12 billion euro loan program that it has announced for this year from the end of 2021. However, the road until September has two increases in the basic […]
‘Drama’ for markets in the first half – 13 trillion. dollars were distributed in the stock markets
“Blood” flowed into equity, bond and cryptocurrency markets in the first half of the year, while commodity markets soared. The war in Ukraine brought the “perfect storm” as the “fire” of inflation and interest rate hikes by central banks caused drama in the markets. Investor sentiment remains under pressure, with the war in Ukraine showing […]