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After today’s hike, The Fed Funds rate will have increased by the most amount since the six months ending March 1981.

Below are answers to our client’s most frequently asked questions on recession risk, French elections, Chinese equities, the cryptocurrencies crash and our asset allocation preferences.

Yesterday the Fed hardened the tone to signal its determination to curb inflation. At all costs? After yesterday’s 75bps hike, the market’s reaction was not dramatic but all eyes will remain on the Fed’s stance in the coming months.  

Yesterday, as expected, The Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, in line with market expectations. In this note, we highlight the key facts, market reaction and share our view.

EU natural gas prices soared by as much as 20% yesterday morning, after Russian energy giant Gazprom announced it had halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for failing to pay for gas in rubles.

Below are answers to our client’s most frequently asked questions on inflation, the yen and the surge in commodities prices.

Below are answers to our client’s most frequently asked questions on the markets, the yield curve inversion, French elections and our portfolios positioning.

Below are answers to our Client’s most frequently asked questions on the markets, the Fed and our portfolio positioning.

Yesterday, the Fed's FOMC tightened interest rates for the first time since December 2018. This first step came as no surprise to investors around the world.

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17/03/2022

Today, the European Central Bank held its monetary policy meeting. This session was highly anticipated in the current context of high uncertainties due to the situation in Ukraine, and already high and rising inflation even before the war started. Here are three questions answered to help shed light on today’s ECB meeting.

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10/03/2022

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