This week we look at what has been driving markets and the precarious position that countries with low growth now find themselves in. Coronavirus will take a bigger bite out of global growth than is priced. Implied volatility is still cheap across asset classes.
BY ERIC FILL
SAM Weekly Update – Markets have only had eyes for growth and the avoidance of negative yields. Volatility to follow.
Trump’s Bill Moves to the Senate, Flash May PMI Data on Deck
BY TEMATICA
Seeing an upswing in investment banking activity
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Trump: How You Like Me Know?
BY TEMATICA
ISM March Services PMI, March Employment Report and Powell on Deck
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C8 Weekly Bulletin: Trend Following
BY ROBERT MINIKIN
Central banks have had to act aggressively to contain inflation expectations - leading to an unwinding of excess global liquidity and divergent responses across asset classes. A return to "normal" financial markets, with less policy support for asset prices and higher market volatility. In this context, there is also new investor interest in trend-following strategies that exploit diverging market dynamics. C8 Studio contains both high quality trend-following indices and innovative combination technology.
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