MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. A touch of slowdown and a zest of exuberance! We will not be remembering 2024 as a year in which the famous saying “sell in May and go away” came true. After a complicated month of April for the major equity indices, […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Till April’s dead, change not a thread! Just as near-winter-like temperatures returned to the shores of Lake Geneva in April, so too did the financial markets during the past month. We don’t intend to discuss climate change and its consequences here, but […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Flight status: delayed! We all know that unpleasant feeling when reading that a flight is delayed. Whether you are about to board a plane or awaiting the arrival of loved ones returning from a trip, delays are generally not good news in […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Resilience and caution The 2023 fourth-quarter earnings season is drawing to a close and, in general, corporate releases have once again been of a high quality. The figures reported, as well as the guidance given by the top executives, have regularly confirmed […]
MARKET INSIGHT Prime Partners’ monthly analysis of global economic and financial market news. Nothing much on the surface, but a few rumblings in the depths At first glance, January looks rather uneventful. No sharp drop in the stock markets after the last two high-flying months of 2023. Nor any new exogenous events to undermine investors’ […]
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 […]
