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Economic insights
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Economic Outlook
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Financial markets update
2024
- December: Turning the page
- November: The Panda strikes back
- October: The Doves are back
- September: Market sentiment swings wildly
- August: Calm waters disrupted
- July: As expected, not so much
- June: Strong earnings fuels market optimism
- May: The Long‑waited breather
- April: Equity markets set convincing new highs
- March: The great rate hangover
- February: Dancing on the edge of irrational exuberance?
- January: Jay the Santa
2023
- December: November shines bright
- November: Bond yields continue their march up
- October: September arrives with a gust of wind
- September: Markets cooled on the sugar highs
- August: Inflation sinks as bulls don’t blink
- July: Central bank actions impacting market sentiment
- June: Walking the Tightrope
- May: Sailing the calmer waters – for now
- April: Navigating a turbulent global economy
- March: The winter of European discontent has passed
- February: New Year brings more cheer
- January: Central banks have played Grinch this Christmas
2022
- December: Inflation started cooling down
- November: The prime minister resigns, long live the prime minister
- October: A bunch of challenges remains in the markets
- September: The message is clear – FED maintains restrictive monetary policy
- August: Despite all turbulences in the political environment, markets rallied
- July: Accelerated inflation – the headache for Central Banks
- June: Large swings in equity indexes test investors’ patience
- May: Central banks are pressured to raise rates
- April: Markets shrugged off first rate hike in US
- March: Markets reacted to the military conflict in Ukraine
- February: Markets took a breather after a great run in 2021
- January: 2021 – year of COVID waves, record high stock market indexes and not exactly “transitory” inflation
2021
- December: Markets corrected after reaching record highs
- November: Markets bounced back to all-time highs
- October: Volatility came back during first month of autumn
- September: Markets ended summer on a positive note
- August: Financial markets drift higher amid increased volatility
- July: Equity prices climbing higher, while mixed messages on inflation appear
- June: Evidence of rising inflation and its repercussions for financial markets
- May: Upside momentum continues, but optimism might be way too high
- April: Consistent market patterns year to date, should we expect more of the same in April?
- March: Possibility of higher inflation – risk for certain assets, but opportunity for the other
- February: New fiscal stimulus – boosting further rally or creating reasons for concern?
- January: Entering 2021 – hopefully more relaxed, but possibly more challenging year than 2020
2020
- December: November raised investor hopes, but will the rally be sustained?
- November: Second COVID‑19 wave and US political uncertainty raise questions about the future
- October: With markets cooling off, US politics and COVID‑19 developments come into spotlight
- September: Stock market excitement intensified in August, but is it reasonable?
- August: More stimulus and liquidity may prolong euphoria, but further rise in prices hardly rational
- July: Consolidation in June – pause before another all‑time high or start of major reversal
- June: Financial markets and economy paint two different pictures – which one is correct?
- May: Rally in April – return to normality or major investor trap?
- April: Global pandemic – entering period of unprecedented economic events and market volatility
- March: Will global stimuli be enough to reverse coronavirus damage?
- February: Chinese Coronavirus – new “Black Swan” or buying opportunity?
- January: If fears of recession do not materialize, expect euphoria to continue during 2020 as well
2019
- December: Positive inertia still prevailed in November, but conditions for Santa Claus rally might be less certain
- November: Reduced uncertainties return investor optimism, but no clear skies there yet
- October: October uncertainties require cautious stance in the market
- September: Pessimism is in the air, but reasons for hope still remain
- July: Interest rate cut expectations pushed markets to new highs
- June: All hopes are on the Central Banks
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