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4 Aug 2023

MSCI World long-term performance by style

Quality outperforms by far with a lower standard deviation (NB: past returns are not a guarantee for future returns). Source: Invest In Assets | Stock Market Investing

4 Aug 2023

BlackRock's Circular Economy Fund invests in companies that focused on ♻️sustainability and reducing waste.

The fund's diverse portfolio includes waste management companies such as Waste Management and Republic Services, beverage company Coca-Cola, and manufacturer ASML, among others. Chart by Genuine Impact

3 Aug 2023

“.. when the S&P 500 is +10% or better YTD at the July-end mark.”

Source: Carl Quintanilla, Bloomberg

3 Aug 2023

Swiss inflation slows further as SNB mulls september rate hike

Swiss inflation slowed to the lowest rate in one and a half years, testing the determination of SNB officials who have signaled that a further tightening step in September is likely.
Consumer prices rose 1.6% in July from a year earlier, down from 1.7% the previous month.
Source: Bloomberg, Swiss Fed statistical office

3 Aug 2023

China's currency regulators are asking some commercial banks to reduce or postpone their purchases of U.S. dollars

That is in order to slow the yuan's depreciation, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The informal instruction, or the so-called window guidance, is the latest in a series of steps taken by authorities this year to bolster a currency that has been hit by China's faltering post-pandemic economic recovery and rising yields for the U.S. dollar and other major currencies. Source: Reuters

3 Aug 2023

Nasdaq 100 Index retesting recent breakout level

Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX) is retesting recent breakout level at 15’265. That level is now a support represented by March 2022 high. Will it hold ? Source : Bloomberg

3 Aug 2023

Robinhood now makes much more collecting interest on client cash than from its core business.

This is $234 million that RH's customers should be collecting but they are currently handling to the Trading App. Source: www.zerohedge.com, Robinhood

3 Aug 2023

Vinci back again on major breakout level

Vinci (DG FP) is once again back on major breakout level. Will it be able to rebound ? Source Bloomberg

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