Please find below a comment from Nadia Gharbi, Senior Economist at Pictet Wealth Management. As widely expected, the ECB left interest rates unchanged at today’s Governing Council (GC) meeting. The Q&A session that followed the deci...

Bruno Cavalier, Chief Economist ODDO BHF Asset Management. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: Occasionally, ​ a ​ country's ​ trajectory ​ changes ​ due ​ to ​ an unexpected political event. The assassination attempt on Donald ​ ​ Trump ​ ​ and ​ ​ the ...

The Plan Epargne Actions (PEA) was created in 1992 in response to the government's desire to develop popular shareholding in France. It was supplemented in 2014 by the creation of the PEA-PME dedicated to listed or unlisted shares in Small a...

Consumers are warming to hybrid electric vehicles (EVs) for lower cost and longer cruise time than battery EVs. But that demand could dissolve once battery technology catches up in the next few years. Carmakers, countries, and investors betting on...

After a first quarter characterized by consistently hotter-than-expected data prints, US data became more of a mixed bag in Q2. But more in-line inflation prints alongside signs of softness emerging in consumer activity don’t appear to have bolste...

By Zsolt Kohalmi (Pictet Alternative Advisors) The investor’s experience is rarely unequivocal. Gains are welcomed with delight, but also trepidation over whether profits should be taken before any reversal. Losses are feared, but the...