Below you will find a new commentary by Xiao Cui, Senior Economist Pictet Wealth Management, ahead of the Fed meeting next Wednesday (31 January). We expect the FOMC to keep rates on hold at 5.25-5.50%, and keep quantitative tightening (...

The JSS Sustainable Equity - Green Planet Fund has seen strong growth in assets under management in its first three years of operation. The fund has also shown excellent returns compared to its industry peers.Daniel Lurch Private bank J. Safra S...

With the release last March of the final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)[1](1), 2023 marked a turning point in the global climate change narrative. Across its nearly 10,000 pages, t...

- With the risk of inflation having largely receded, the rise in policy interest rates is now over. - In 2024, central banks will pivot towards monetary easing. - In a soft-landing scenario, the rate cut should be gradual. - The markets are m...

Comment by Peter Goves, Head of Developed Market Debt Sovereign Research at MFS, on the ECB meeting today. Tight conditions are dampening demand "As widely expected, the ECB kept all three of its policy rates on hold at the January meetin...

“At its first meeting in 2024, the ECB kept its borrowing costs unchanged, in line with consensus and our expectations. The policy statement saw some modest changes, sounding somewhat more optimistic on price pressures. The reference to elevated d...