US equities ended mixed yesterday, but were helped by better-than-expected results from large retailers. Overnight, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised its key policy rate to 3%. Maximiliano Ranieri, Structured Products Solutions Geneva, takes a closer look at the Brazilian market as the election campaign kicks off.

00:09 Introduction and markets wrap by Mike Rauber (Investment Writing) 

04:19 Fixed Income Structured Products by Maximiliano Ranieri (Structured Products Solutions Geneva)

06:10 Closing remarks by Mike Rauber (Investment Writing)   

After a sloppy start, US equities managed to close higher yesterday, just below the 4,300-point mark – a level last seen in early May. Oil is lower again this morning on news of a slowing economy combined with a rising supply. Dr. Sophie Altermatt from Macro and Next Generation Research shares her thoughts on the Chinese economy, where data have mostly disappointed as of late.

00:09 Introduction and markets wrap by Roman Canziani (Head of Investment Writing) 

03:55 China by Sophie Altermatt PhD (Economic Research)

08:09 Investment Views – ‘The future is green’ and ‘Ready to rumble’ by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing)    

09:39 Closing remarks by Roman Canziani (Head of Investment Writing) 

China’s central bank cut its policy rate by 0.1% as data highlighting its economic travails was released. Chinese bond yields and the offshore yuan fell. Asian stocks fell and the US dollar rose as investors reacted to the news. Mensur Pocinci, our Head of Technical Analysis, shares his thoughts on the markets from a technical standpoint.

00:09 Introduction & Markets Wrap by Alexander Petersen (Investment Writing)  

03:00 Technical analysis update by Mensur Pocinci (Head of Technical Analysis) 

04:58 Closing remarks by Alexander Petersen (Investment Writing)  

US equities saw a mixed trading session yesterday, where losses followed gains on speculation that the rally after softer-than-expected inflation data went too far. In Europe, the low level of the River Rhine and the fresh record for European power prices are causing concern. Tim Gagie, Head of FX & PM Solutions in Geneva, shares his views on currencies, and Sipho Arntzen from Next Generation Research talks about the Ethereum network and its highly anticipated ‘merge’.

00:09 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)

00:28 Markets wrap by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing)

04:17 FX Update by Tim Gagie (Head of FX & PM Solutions Geneva)

07:38 Digital Assets update by Sipho Arntzen (Next Generation Research)     

11:17 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)

Surprisingly low inflation numbers for July in the US ignited a rally across risk assets yesterday. While US Treasury yields dropped only slightly, the US dollar gapped down versus most of its peers. David Kohl, our Chief Economist, shares his take-aways from the inflation print and how the Federal Reserve is likely to proceed in its fight against sticky inflation.

00:09 Introduction by Alexander Petersen (Investment Writing)

00:34 Markets wrap by Roman Canziani (Head of Investment Writing)

04:15 CPI update by David Kohl (Chief Economist)

08:16 Investment Committee meeting update by Nicolas Jordan (CIO Strategy)                      

11:26 Closing remarks by Alexander Petersen (Investment Writing)

US stocks closed in the red as markets are eagerly awaiting the US CPI data release. China’s CPI already released showed an acceleration to 2.7% in July, its highest level in two years. Mathieu Racheter, our Head of Equity Strategy, speaks on the Inflation Reduction Act passed in the US and Dario Messi, Fixed Income Research, takes a closer look at fixed income markets in the context of US inflation developments.

00:18 Introduction by Mike Rauber (Investment Writing)

00:55 Markets wrap by Alexander Petersen (Investment Writing)

04:25 US Inflation Reduction Act – impact on equities by Mathieu Racheter (Head of Equity Strategy)

08:56 Fixed Income Research: CPI data release and fixed income markets by Dario Messi (Fixed Income Research)

12:49 Closing remarks by Mike Rauber (Investment Writing)

European equity markets closed in the green yesterday, but in the US the major markets pared earlier gains and ended the day broadly flat, reflecting concerns around the economic outlook. Investors are also awaiting US inflation data that comes out tomorrow. David Kohl, our Chief Economist, also shares his thoughts on last week’s US Labor Market Report and Richard Tang, Head of Research Hong Kong provides an update on China.

00:18 Introduction by Roman Canziani (Head of Investment Writing)

00:53 Markets wrap by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)

04:20 US Labor Market Report and the Fed by David Kohl (Chief Economist)

09:01 Hong Kong: China by Richard Tang (Head of Research Hong Kong)

11:51 Closing remarks by Roman Canziani (Head of Investment Writing)

After the strong US employment report last week, inflation reports are on the table for major economies this week, including the US, Brazil, China and India. Mensur Pocinci, Head of Technical Analysis, points out the dramatic improvement in the performance of US equities compared to safe-haven assets.

00:18 Introduction by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing)

00:37 Markets wrap by Mike Rauber (Investment Writing)   

04:59 Technical update by Mensur Pocinci (Head of Technical Analysis)

07:19 Closing remarks by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing)

The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index is up 19% since its low in June, just short of meeting the technical definition of a bull market. Sipho Arntzen, Next Generation Research, speaks about why it was a big week in the world of crypto as traditional financial institutions make their way into the crypto world, while concerns about the security of digital assets remain.

00:18 Introduction by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing)

00:38 Markets wrap by Mike Rauber (Investment Writing)   

05:21 Digital assets by Sipho Arntzen (Next Generation Research) 

10:01 Closing remarks by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing)

Global stocks continued their advance yesterday, reducing year-to-date losses to about 15%. The Bank of England is set to deliver the biggest interest rate hike in 27 years. Ronny Kaufmann, CIO Office, updates us on the latest CIO views.

00:18 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)

00:34 Markets wrap by Olivier Maris (Investment Writing)

03:38 IC meeting update by Ronny Kaufmann (CIO Office)

07:51 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)