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Immediate market impact of policy changes should be muted. By Dong Chen, Chief Asia Strategist and Head of Asia Research at Pictet Wealth Management. On 19 March, the Bank of Japan abandoned its negative interest-rate policy, announcing a rise in its benchmark overnight rate from…

The Fed wants to cut César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management.THE WEEK IN REVIEWThe generally dovish tone of central bank comments last week—with rate cuts still on the cards in June in the US, the euro area and the UK—meant that equity…

Invest via an ETF in Mexico and Vietnam By Matthias Baccino, Trade Republic. On Wall Street today, the ABC acronym is doing the rounds: Anywhere But China. That US investors are ignoring Chinese stocks should come as no surprise as the two superpowers have been…

RIP NIRP César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management. THE WEEK IN REVIEW Last week was a poor one for US equities as inflation data caused market participants to scale back their expectations for rate cuts. Economically sensitive US small caps were especially…

Laurent Denize, Global Co-CIO, ODDO BHF AM. " The current situation differs from that observed in 1999, as the valuations of tech companies - far from being exuberant - are today justified by the strength of their economic fundamentals" Large-cap growth stocks are once again…

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), a leading global active asset manager, announced today the appointment of Jeroen Vrancken as Head of Wholesale in Benelux. Based in Brussels, Jeroen will report to Amine Benghabrit, Head of Distribution France & Benelux, and work alongside Sjoerd Angenent, Head of…

Shunto negotiations: the end of negative rates César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management. THE WEEK IN REVIEW Comments from central banks were again an important part of the market backdrop last week. Fed chairman Powell Jerome Powell said that it was “not…

Pictet Asset Management Strategy Unit Asset allocation: equities still looking good The US economy’s resilience and US inflation’s resistance to swiftly return to the US Federal Reserve’s target means we remain overweight equities and neutral bonds.  We retain our view that economic growth will slow…

China’s economy and equity markets haven’t had an easy ride. But we believe there are still plenty of attractive investment opportunities – if you know where to look. James Kenney, Senior Investment Manager, Pictet Asset Management. Investors in Chinese equities have had a tough couple…

You will find below a commentary by Frederik Ducrozet, Head of Macroeconomic Research at Pictet Wealth Management, ahead of the ECB meeting next Thursday (7 March). The timing of the first ECB rate cut is important (we stick to June), but eventually the debate will…