Het klimaat op financiële markten verbetert doordat centrale banken de liquiditeitskraan opendraaien en omdat de handelsoorlog niet verder oplaait. Aandelen naar neutraal, maar liquiditeiten blijven favoriet Er breekt een waterig zonnetje door op financiële markten. Dat is voor een groot deel te danken
The dollar's bull run should come to an end, weighing on US equities. Emerging market debt, European equities and value stocks have the potential to outperform. Tread carefully. The path to strong investment returns in 2020 won't be a smooth
Summary European equities rose this month, for once without any new stimulus from central banks. Instead, improving economic data saw both stock prices and bond yields rise. The S&P Europe 350 gained 3%, keeping it on track for its best year since 2009.
Remind Me About 5G Communications Services was the largest change in sector classification late last year. The higher profile US sector stole the headlines, courtesy of several FAANG companies. The changes made by MSCI in their European Communications index, on
Bad but not so bad news left the market in a limbo: equity markets were more or less flat in the month, treasury yields remained in the 1.5 / 1.8 range and credit spreads also remained within the trading range
Het Global Life Sciences-team richt zich op innovaties, waaronder oplossingen voor de behandeling van hart- en vaatziekten, kanker en diabetes. Hartziekten veroorzaken bijvoorbeeld 17,9 miljoen sterfgevallen per jaar en kostten de wereld in 2010 voor $863 miljard aan zorg. Dat
When Dr. Ziad Bakri is researching an investment idea within the biotech industry and the mounds of financial data on his desk don’t reflect what he believes comprises the entire story, the portfolio manager of the T. Rowe Price Health
For decades, dividends have largely been associated with companies from more mature areas of the market such as utilities or telecommunications. Meanwhile, technology has long remained an afterthought. But what happens when tech grows up? Areas of the sector are
Preferred Sectors: Health Care, Technology and Consumer
Economic indicators may have deteriorated, but equity markets in the US and Europe have not moved a great deal in the third quarter, despite some volatility in August. We are none the wiser as to whether we are in a
The world’s biggest telecommunications companies spent hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars to build the pipes that undergird the internet, yet they weren’t the big winners. Instead, the giants of search, social media, and streaming media have garnered most of
Preferred Sectors: Health Care, Technology and Consumer
By protecting intellectual property rights, patents act as a safeguard for the economic interests of inventors and give them incentive to innovate. The innovations that they were designed to protect are a driving force of technological and social change. From
Leveraged finance markets continue to provide active managers with compelling opportunities to generate alpha. Here, we offer our views on how to use security selection and sector allocations to enhance a portfolio’s outperformance potential, while defending against the risks ahead.
US and European equity markets continued upward during the second quarter of 2019, albeit at a more moderate pace. Expectations of monetary easing by major central banks provided a short-term boost but leaves us with little visibility of what comes
Bumpy Road Ahead For The U.S. Auto Industry Germany’s Motor Is Sputtering Chinese Auto Sales Are Stuck in Reverse
Equity markets surged back in the first quarter of 2019, but it was only towards the end that we saw investor confidence start to recover. The first move by investors was to defend their core equity positioning and consider reducing
Shrugging off slowing growth and uninspiring economic data, European equities continued to ride a “risk on” wave in April. The S&P Europe 350 gained 4% on the month. With first-quarter earnings coming in better-than-feared for Europe’s blue-chips, and with further
U.S. equities gained steam in April, powered by positive earnings, potential progress in U.S./China trade talks, and recent dovish sentiment from the Fed. The S&P 500®, the S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600® all gained 4%, and the VIX®
Overview Equity markets surged back in the first quarter of 2019, but it was only towards the end that we saw investor confidence start to recover. The first move by investors was to defend their core equity positioning and consider
Perspectives The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought to the fore technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation, Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics, to name a few. The convergence of these technologies and its effects are already
Sometimes, the sector composition of an equity portfolio is of primary importance. At other times, single-stock risks are more prominent. In this paper, we shall: Assess the relative importance of sectors in determining the performance of the S&P 500 and
Sometimes, the sector composition of an equity portfolio is of primary importance. At other times, single-stock risks are more prominent. In this paper, we shall: Assess the relative importance of sectors in determining the performance of the S&P 500 and
Tech companies continue to innovate and disrupt. Exposure to secular growth trends makes the sector less reliant on economic growth. It can be hard to pick just one winner — investing in a basket of companies allows investors to diversify
Overview Sector inflows are back! Renewed investor confidence has seen net buying of equities and sector ETFs since mid-February. This has included Technology which proved a good sentiment indicator last year. Our three SPDR Sector Picks led the performance returns in February on
Our conference #UBPInvestmentOutlook had a full house in London last week! Our experts shared their 2020 outlook for the global economy and more specifically for the UK. Thank you all for coming!
Zal zijn laatste woorden aan mij nooit vergeten. Over woorden gesproken: toen ik Volcker de eerste keer ontmoette, was zijn eerste vraag:"Hoe is het met Andre Szász?" Ik had 15 minuten met hem. Het werd 1,5 uur! Er was een klik. RIP
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