MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Stock market rally rhymes with economic slowdown Few investors would have risked being very optimistic at the start of the year if they had been aware of the various geopolitical and financial upheavals that would occur in 2023. However, with the end […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. A breathtaking November! After three straight months of declining equity markets and the onset of fall in Europe, investors were undoubtedly beginning to feel a bit gloomy. 2023 was starting to look like a wasted effort, and the performance of balanced allocations […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Soft landing but damaged aircraft? The autumn months are one and the same for financial markets this year. After a rather tough September for investors, October brought little respite – far from it. The reasons for the downward trend in the past […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. September lives up to its reputation The summer of 2023 has thus come to an end for stock market, presenting investors with two very different phases. Two months of initial gains in June and July, lulled by optimism about the future attitude […]
The Federal Reserve left its interest rates unchanged as expected. Federal Reserve officials still see one more interest-rate hike before the end of the year, but it will clearly depend on economic data. The bankers see rate cuts in 2024 but not as many as they previously indicated. Now officials predict two quarter-point cut only.
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Dear passengers, we are beginning our descent. For months now, we have been hearing talk of a “soft landing” for the US economy, and we had come to wonder whether there really would be one, in view of its remarkable strength. Indeed, […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Market participants at a crossroad. At first glance, July resembles the previous six months of the year in many respects. Equity markets were on the rise, with the US indices outperforming, still buoyed by the major technology stocks, whose excellent health is […]
An analysis of the macro and market situation at the end of June 2023.
