For once the ECB surprised markets on the upside at its 22 January meeting. Despite numerous press leaks, the measures announced widely exceeded the expectations of market participants … and of governments. This new monetary reality should provide support for European equity (...)
The Greek government and its creditors have strong incentives to reach an agreement – and have scope to find a mutually beneficial solutions. Negotiations will be difficult - temporary setbacks could cause bouts of market volatility over the next few months, but these may (...)
According to Craig Botham, Economist, Emerging Markets at Schroders, China’s economy expanded 7.3% in the final quarter of last year, beating expectations and recording a 7.4% expansion for the year as a whole, but failing to meet the government’s 7.5% (...)
BNP Paribas Wealth Management publishes its investment strategy for 2015
BNP Paribas Wealth Management has published its global economic outlook for 2015, highlighting ten main investment themes to enable its clients to direct their investments to growth themes.
Swiss National Bank (SNB) decided to abandon its minimum exchange-rate floor policy
Salman Ahmed, LOIM’s Global Strategist, has commented on the Swiss National Bank’s policy update this morning. He discusses the implications for the Swiss currency and the wider impact on the eurozone economy.