Max Severijns

Max Severijns

A BMW manufacturing plant in Leipzig, Germany. Photo: BMW CC BY-SA 2.0 de
News
July 5, 2022

First German trade deficit in 31 years shows EU’s vulnerability

Germany has unexpectedly reported its first trade deficit since 1991. The reversal of the trade…
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Andrew Balls, CIO Global Fixed Income at Pimco. Photo: Pimco.
Investing
July 4, 2022

Pimco: next five years will be anything but normal

The global macro environment will continue to be anything but normal over the next five years…
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The price of carbon allowances plummeted in Europe against the backdrop of the escalating Russian-Ukrainian war, lowering the cost of carbon emissions for the EU's most polluting companies. That fall has since been rapidly reversed.
Products
June 29, 2022

Carbon emission funds ‘look comfortable’ for next decade

While most asset classes are recording double-digit losses this year, one corner of the market is…
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The eurosign next to the ECB tower in Frankfurt. Photo: Getty Images.
Investing
June 22, 2022

As Eurozone spreads shrink, ECB gets the benefit of doubt

Increasing variations in interest rates on government bonds the Eurozone have reawakened fears of…
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Euro sign at the ECB tower in Frankfurt.
Sector
June 10, 2022

ECB prepares rate hike for July, ends asset purchases

The ECB has decided to raise interest rates for the first time in eleven years in an attempt to…
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Amsterdam houses
Investing
May 12, 2022

Real estate as permanent inflation hedge is 'nonsense'

With macroeconomic factors and market sentiment dragging down yields, investors are wondering what…
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Asset Allocation
May 4, 2022

The Yen has become a plaything of the markets

The Japanese yen is rapidly losing its value against the dollar, increasing pressure on the Japanese…
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Jens Peers, CEO and CIO at Mirova.
Asset Allocation
April 27, 2022

Fear of underperforming still dominates in Europe

The fact that most active investors do not succeed in beating the market does not mean that the…
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Asset Allocation
April 19, 2022

High-yield corporates at a virtual standstill

Rising interest rates and continuing tension surrounding the Ukraine conflict have brought the…
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US 20-dollar bill, issued by the Treasury Department. Photo: CC via Flickr.
Investing
April 13, 2022

Rising market rates ‘harbinger of misery’

The yield on US 10-year Treasury bonds topped 2.8 percent on Tuesday, the highest point since 2018…
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Asset Allocation
April 13, 2022

Gold market unimpressed with rising rates

Gold gained ground in March. The war in Ukraine has put the precious metal back in the spotlight for…
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Asset Managers
April 6, 2022

'Probability of prolonged market decline increases'

This week’s relative calm in equity and bond markets is in stark contrast with last month’s…
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Russia bitcoin
News
April 4, 2022

Russia sanctions fuel debate over crypto

Sanctions imposed on companies and individuals in Russia and Belarus have triggered concerns that…
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The Russian central bank in Moscow.
Asset Managers
March 25, 2022

Investors tremble at prospect of EM bond defaults

Emerging market bond markets are under pressure. Concerns about whether Russia will make its…
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