The stock market swings in recent weeks were no coincidence: geopolitical tensions, which seem to have subsided at times, have been added to the mix along with the uncertainties about growth and inflation.
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Russian pullback of troops brings (temporary) calm to the markets
The markets can rest easy for a few days. The Kremlin's announcement of the partial pullback of its troops from the Ukrainian border came as a relief to many investors, who saw the indexes dip into the red on Monday, although this situation has not erased the recent losses.
Europe is facing structurally higher inflation
A few days ago, the Eurozone inflation data for January was published along with the inflation outlook for 2022 onwards contained in the EC document.
Several open fronts for investors
The global economy is currently at a point of tense calm: several open fronts are putting pressure on investors’ decisions in a context of increasing uncertainty in the markets.
Patience in the midst of stock market turmoil
Fears that economies will not be able to withstand a near-term tightening of monetary policies continue to weigh on investor sentiment.
A look ahead at the U.S. stock market
Any number of things could go wrong in 2022, whether related to Omicron or other potential COVID19 variants, misguided Fed policy, runaway inflation, or geopolitical tensions with China and Russia.
Why are technology companies down in the stock market?
The start of the new financial year has been marked by an unusual phenomenon in the financial markets: European stock markets are performing better than Wall Street.
January was marked by market volatility
Securities markets have started off the year with their worst performance since 2016. In the current scenario, characterized during the last few weeks by disappointing performance in the tech industry and high volatility, one conclusion can be drawn: this may be one of the most difficult years to manage.
The meaning of the International Monetary Fund's latest outlook update
The International Monetary Fund's January 2022 update compared to a consensus view once again dampens optimism and forces us to give a chance to what we normally handle as a stressed scenario in terms of aggregate growth, not only due to the collection of risks that skew the downward vision, but also because of an expected slow return to normality accompanied by epidemiological shocks that will continue well into 2023.