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The 2020s will likely be remembered as a period of high stock market concentration, similar to the decade of ‘nifty fifty’ stocks, which propelled the US market in the years before the 1973 crash.
It has been become apparent in recent years that behavioural finance has important things to say about how investors make decisions.
The erosion in trust in the US is promoted by its refusal to participate in a proposed trigger force in Ukraine. In response, European defence expenses are rising, in particular in Poland, the Baltics and Scandinavia.
Now that Donald Trump has been installed as US president, there should be more clarity around some of the timings of his probable new policies.
The 2020s will likely be remembered as a period of high stock market concentration, similar to the decade of ‘nifty fifty’ stocks, which propelled the US market in the years before the 1973 crash.
Protectionist trade policies are back in vogue, fuelled by the rise of China’s economy and, more recently, by the escalation of geopolitical tensions.
Trump’s re-election prompted a rally in US assets, but elsewhere in global markets investors did not react positively
The way the European economy powers itself is undergoing a fundamental shift, driven by market forces and policymakers. But while the direction of travel is clear, the path to a different energy mix is tortuous and the shift may be much slower than required to meet Europe’s target to be net zero by 2050.
IPE’s latest manager expectations survey finds high net sentiment across most main asset classes as allocators weigh the Trump trade
Bond expectations falling, equity mostly flat
With the Republican Party now in control of both Senate and House, the leeway that President-elect Donald Trump will have to enact his pre-election policies could be considerable.
It has been become apparent in recent years that behavioural finance has important things to say about how investors make decisions.