Following a lacklustre set of Q3 results, are the ‘Magnificent Seven’ and others finally losing their sheen? The recent round of technology results has revealed a growing gap between expectation and reality. Although most of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ squeaked ahead of analyst forecasts, few could deliver on the lofty hopes built into share prices, on […]
Would a rate hike pause from the ECB be enough to improve the performance of European stockmarkets? Cherry Reynard has a closer look The European Central Bank appears odds-on to leave interest rates on hold at its October meeting, in spite of rising energy prices. Weakening labour markets, more difficult PMI data and lacklustre household […]
The region compares relatively favourably to other emerging markets, writes Cherry Reynard, but it is still struggling for attention versus its Asian peers While the world is adjusting to ‘higher for longer’ interest rates, there is one region that is moving in the opposite direction: Latin America. Brazil, Chile and Peru have already dropped rates, […]
Is the probability distribution of returns different?
Given the high valuations relative to their peers, fund managers offer their views on the prospects for US equities over the medium to longer term After another strong run for the S&P 500 index, it has become commonplace to talk about the over-valuation of the US market. Investors appear to recognise its strengths – leading technology innovation, […]
Association for Financial Markets in Europe has released its latest Equity Primary Markets and Trading Report
Fund managers discuss where they are finding the most attractively-valued stocks Since Warren Buffett got involved, the world has gone crazy for Japan. The Nikkei is up 23.4% for the year to date (to 10 July 2023). That puts it 8.8%, 11.2% and 25.8% ahead of the S&P 500, Eurostoxx 50 and FTSE 100 respectively. […]
While the market can famously remain irrational longer than investors can remain solvent, analysis suggests this growth rally is thinly supported Having largely given up on organic intelligence, investors have grown all excited over its artificial offspring. As a result, the (mainly US) stocks linked to AI have raced away from the broad market this […]
2022 was hailed a year of revival for value strategies, but they have been comprehensively outpaced by growth strategies to date in 2023. The MSCI World Growth index has beaten the MSCI World Value index by around 14% since the start of the year, with weaker commodity markets, economic weakness and the banking crisis all […]
Value strategies have been comprehensively outpaced
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