MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. An almost cost-free warning…but a word of caution Like the temperature on the shores of Lake Geneva, the tension on the financial markets rose several notches at the beginning of August. In the space of a few sessions, almost half the gains […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. US rate cuts finally in sight The end of a saga, the start of a new phase in the economic cycle. Halfway through the summer, that could be the description of the current period after many quarters during which the markets have […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. When politics gets involved… At the start of the year, many economists and financial market observers were pointing out that almost half the world would be called to the polls in 2024, and that the political factor would therefore have to be […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. A touch of slowdown and a zest of exuberance! We will not be remembering 2024 as a year in which the famous saying “sell in May and go away” came true. After a complicated month of April for the major equity indices, […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Till April’s dead, change not a thread! Just as near-winter-like temperatures returned to the shores of Lake Geneva in April, so too did the financial markets during the past month. We don’t intend to discuss climate change and its consequences here, but […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Flight status: delayed! We all know that unpleasant feeling when reading that a flight is delayed. Whether you are about to board a plane or awaiting the arrival of loved ones returning from a trip, delays are generally not good news in […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Resilience and caution The 2023 fourth-quarter earnings season is drawing to a close and, in general, corporate releases have once again been of a high quality. The figures reported, as well as the guidance given by the top executives, have regularly confirmed […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Nothing much on the surface, but a few rumblings in the depths At first glance, January looks rather uneventful. No sharp drop in the stock markets after the last two high-flying months of 2023. Nor any new exogenous events to undermine investors’ […]
