César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer Pictet Wealth Management. The tragic assassination of Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, sent reverberations of shock around the world. During his time in office, Abe achieved sever...

Thomas Costerg, Senior US Economist Pictet Wealth Management. Fed likely to push through with another major rate hike as employment stays strong The solid June US employment report contrasted with most other recent US economic data (and in...

Luc Luyet & Alessandro Cortese, Pictet Wealth Management Global developments have taken a turn for the worse for the euro. Fears of a recession in the US have risen further (supporting the safe-haven US dollar), market scepticism has grown...

Invoking the spectre of 1970s stagflation has long been a popular trope among investors and political economists alike. The basic tale - well known even to those who had not entered the labour force (or even been born) during that period - is of a...

Neville Pike – Product Director, UK Equities, Invesco On a day when UK domestic politics again dominate headlines, there’s inevitable concern that to-ings and fro-ings at Number 10, and Number 11, will damage sentiment both towards - and with...

Investors in US and global equities are continuing to experience short-term market shocks. High inflation prints, as measured by the personal consumption expenditures (PCE), have forced the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to pursue an aggressive rate inc...