Uncertainty about economic growth seems to have replaced inflation as investors' main concern, despite the fact that the CPI is not falling as fast as expected by central banks. Alberto Matellán, chief economist at MAPFRE Inversión, believes this is a mistake and that investors should not lose sight of rising prices, which are much more damaging to the economy than weak growth.
The United States could run out of money to meet its obligations in less than a month. This isn’t due to economic problems: the country is in a solvent position and there aren’t any non-payment precedents on record, but political polarization has caused the negotiation of the debt ceiling, which was previously considered almost merely an administrative process, to lead the country to the precipice of default.
The banking sector has experienced another weekend of tensions, with the collapse of First Republic, but these problems "can hardly be extended to economy".
Uncertainty has been the only certainty in recent years, so MAPFRE Economics, MAPFRE’s research arm, always envisages two different scenarios in its forecasts in order to adapt to economic developments in the subsequent months.
Socially responsible investing does not mean you have to sacrifice financial returns, and the MAPFRE AM Good Governance fund is the perfect example of this. So much so that Morningstar has decided to award it five stars, the highest rating given by the analysis firm.
The earnings delivered by financial institutions in the first quarter are not being well received by the markets, due to the ongoing banking crisis in the United States.
Luis García, manager of the MAPFRE AM Behavioral Fund, analyzes how Kings League and Wreham "should be seen as opportunities that new technologies and ways of communicating offer to amplify the impact of sport at a global level".
Private banking has already been facing a year filled with challenges, so it becomes essential to have access to the type of highly professional financial advising we can offer.
European markets have now been in the green for several weeks after the fallout provoked by the collapse of California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the subsequent crisis at Credit Suisse, which resulted in its acquisition by UBS.