Weekly analysis

New rents in the United States fell by -3.5% in January from their peak in August 2022. This is now the first consecutive six-month decline in five years. After having largely benefited from a rise in demand following the pandemic (...) Positive impact on U.S. interest rates: buy bonds Discover our Investment Flash down below: [...]

European equities have benefited greatly from the marked improvement in the stock market climate in recent months. With an increase of 11.5% (in CHF) in 2023, they often outperform other regional indices (S&P500 +6.2%, Japan +2.3%, China +7.3%). Since the beginning of the stock market recovery (...) Arbitrage on US stocks and emerging markets Discover [...]

U.S. strategic reserves will decline further in the near term. President Biden's decision to release an additional 26 million barrels in the coming months will further reduce the level of reserves below 350 million barrels in an unstated goal (...) World crude oil demand above 100 Mbpd in 2023 Discover our Investment Flash down below: [...]

The rise in financial assets in January came at a time when most investors still seemed cautious and underweight in equities. Despite the change in the inflation trend and the decline in bond yields many (...) The return of FOMO could support an upcoming bullish recovery Discover our Investment Flash down below: Read more To [...]

The consumer cyclical sector was particularly affected in 2022 by investor fears that consumers would cut back on non-essential spending in the face of rising inflation and declining purchasing power. Fears of a (...) Adjustment to less pessimistic economic outlook Discover our Investment Flash down below: Read more To make sure you don't miss any [...]

At the beginning of the results publication's season for US companies, it is already interesting to note that most companies have announced results in line with or above expectations, which have been reduced for some time. (...) This is once again the time to favor growth stocks Discover our Investment Flash down below: Read more [...]

Chinese demand, which had contracted compared to previous years due to health policy, was partially offset by the still strong demand from developed countries supported by the energy transition. Despite fairly positive (...) China's renewed growth reinforces imbalances Discover our Investment Flash down below: Read more To make sure you don't miss any of our [...]

In an environment that is particularly unsettled by geopolitical risks, soaring inflation, historically high yields and a sharp reversal of more restrictive monetary policies, gold has done a relatively good job of protecting the value of investors who had confidence in (...) Increase in dedicated allocation in diversified portfolios Discover our Investment Flash down below: [...]