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After the rain comes the sunshine?

After the rain comes the sunshine?

More than half the world’s population will be called to the polls in 2024. Initial election results have often provoked...

We can’t yet call this a trend

We can’t yet call this a trend

With the first-quarter corporate earnings season coming to a close, we can already draw a number of conclusions from a...

A plea for eurozone equities

After five quarters of stagnating growth in the eurozone, stuck in a narrow band of between -0.1% and +0.1%, the...

A plea for eurozone equities
Paris 2024 Olympics: 3, 2, 1, get counting!

Paris 2024 Olympics: 3, 2, 1, get counting!

With less than 100 days to go until the beginning of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the calculations race has...

There’s electricity in the air

At fashionable dinners and at those attended by heads of state, electric cars are regularly discussed, attracting a flurry of...

There’s electricity in the air
The ECB – driving with its nose glued to the rear-view mirror?

The ECB – driving with its nose glued to the rear-view mirror?

Data dependent: Christine Lagarde used this expression for the first time on 3 February 2022, and we have heard it emphasised time...

Trouble in the banking sector – the canary in the coalmine?

Over the space of a few days, financial news has been dominated by the difficulties of certain banks. These difficulties...

Trouble in the banking sector – the canary in the coalmine?
The Magnificent Seven – eternal champions?

The Magnificent Seven – eternal champions?

In financial jargon, the Magnificent Seven – a reference to the film of the same name – are seven US...

Sailing into troubled waters

Since the attack on Israel by militant organisation Hamas on 7 October 2023, the Middle East has been sliding into...

Sailing into troubled waters
Good COP or bad COP?

Good COP or bad COP?

The 28th Conference of the Parties (or COP28) being held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December promises some daunting negotiations....

2024 US elections – rewind and repeat?

With less than a year to go until presidential elections, the starting gun has already been fired. Whilst all candidates...

2024 US elections – rewind and repeat?