All Europe articles – Page 89
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White papersUK Election Result Compounds Brexit Uncertainty
Britain’s election has produced a messy result, with no party securing an outright majority. The hung parliament adds further uncertainty to Brexit talks with the European Union(EU), though it probably won’t affect the UK’s short-term economic outlook.
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White papersMarkets look to a potential softer Brexit but volatility on the rise
Clearly, following the result of the UK general election, the political way forward is difficult.
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White papersAre Europe’s Financials Finally Fixing Their Flaws?
Does the swift rescue of Spain’s Banco Popular suggest that Europe is finally fixing its flawed banks? And do the terms of the rescue raise new risks for holders of banks’ more subordinated bonds?
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White papersThe QE Tapering Checklist
Europe’s bond markets are preparing for the European Central Bank (ECB) to call time on the quantitative easing (QE) bond-buying program aimed at boosting Europe’s sluggish economy. With the economy now in much better shape, there are growing expectations that the ECB will start to wind down—or taper—QE soon.
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White papersThree Emerging Opportunities (Almost) Nobody’s Talking About
Emerging equity markets are rich in possibilities for globetrotting investors. But great investments are often where you least expect to find them. Here are three themes we think deserve a bigger spotlight.
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White papersIn Credit: US surprises to the downside...
Core government bond yields remain on a downward trend as US economic data continues to surprise to the downside and there remain few signs of accelerating inflation.
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White papersEuropean Urban Connectivity Ranking
At M&G Real Estate, we have launched the European Urban Connectivity Ranking which involves grading 64 European cities based on their capacity to improve physical and digital urban connectivity in the face of the growing density pressures that face cities today.
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White papersAsset Allocation Monthly: May 2017
We have recently increased our equity rating to favour from neutral on the back of lower political risk and positive earnings developments.
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White papersThe emerging markets cloud receding
As US rhetoric on trade protectionism softens, investors are focusing on emerging markets’ fundamental attractions once more as productivity improvements and fast-growing young populations are driving superior economic growth.
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White papersDon’t let interest rate risk keep you out of fixed income
Fixed income investors tend to focus on interest rates and worry that when interest rates rise the value of bonds goes down.
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White papersEuropean Research Monthly Update: May 2017
Investors benefit from attractive loan terms
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White papersIn Credit: Honey, I shrunk the market...
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes confirmed that, as expected, there will be a rate hike in the US next month.
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White papersConversations with Investment Managers - Futures versus ETFs
Aite, an independent research firm, put together an in-depth report on whether to trade futures or ETFs to replicate S&P 500 returns and other U.S. stock market performance.
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White papersFrench Presidential Elections: OAT/Bund spread - recent trends, equilibrium value and perspectives
Interest rate differentials between France and Germany rose sharply in the months leading up to the French presidential elections and even reached levels never seen since 2011.
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White papersOur Convictions: May 2017
We have repeatedly mentioned how financial markets have tended to overestimate the risks of European elections, underestimate the fears of the Brexit and overestimate hopes on Trump’s economic policy.
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White papersFrench Presidential Elections: Macron president - risks disappear...Back to fundamentals
The second round of the presidential election provided the name of the winner: E. Macron is the next president of the French Republic (66% of the votes).
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White papersIn Credit: Macron sweeps to victory
Core bond yields edged modestly higher in the last week faced with a more hawkish US central bank; robust employment data; and an easy victory for Macron in the French election.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: May 2017
The purpose of this article is to present the state of affairs on the polls, the priorities of the French and to recall the program of the two candidates as well as the major issues: to obtain a parliamentary majority for E. Macron, to obtain a parliamentary majority and to clarify her position on Europe for Marine Le Pen.
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White papersEconomic and Property Market Overview: Q1 2017
2017 has started to see the effects of Brexit feed its way through to the UK economy.
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White papersA broad range of ETFs to capture the potential of European equities
Improving macroeconomic indicators & attractive valuations: all signs seem to point toward the European equity market picking up in 2017.
