March: investment perspectives for financial markets

15/02/2019

In the past month, markets have recovered some of the ground lost during the last months of 2018. Both risky and defensive assets have performed well. Central banks are being more cautious when normalising their interest rates and the US and China have adopted a more positive tone in their trade negotiations. These factors have contributed to the recovery of markets.

31/12/2018

By 2019, the slowdown in leading indicators indicates less dynamic economic activity in an environment where the upward trend in interest rates is globalised. The increase in interest rates will tighten funding conditions in a context where the valuation of assets offers little room for protection, and an increase in market volatility is foreseeable. . We are entering an advanced phase of the investment cycle. Without the support of liquidity, markets face a more complicated environment. Long-term investment in diversified portfolios will be key. Antonio Saiz, Customer Strategy Department director, presents the investment outlooks for 2019 in this video. You can keep up to date with the latest financial markets news on the "Sabadell Inversor.com" website.

14/11/2018

Over the past month, equities have fallen sharply as a result of US interest rate hikes, global political tensions and the slowdown in leading activity indicators. In this investment environment, characterised by slowly tightening financial conditions and expensive valuations, the probability of experiencing episodes of higher volatility is increasingly ...Federico Servetto, from the Customer Strategy Department, presents the investment outlooks for November in this video. You can keep up to date with the latest financial markets news on the "Sabadell Inversor.com" website.

03/10/2018

Markets seem to be stabilising after the decline in emerging assets during the summer. Only a handful of assets are reaching positive returns so far this year, and only the American stock market stands out above the rest. The United States continues to apply tariffs to Chinese products, already applying tariffs to more than 50% of Chinese imports. China has retaliated by applying more tariffs to American products. Trade tensions between these two countries have led the OECD to slightly revise global growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019 downwards, although confidence data continue to point towards a positive economic outlook. Gabriel Noguera, from the Customer Strategy Department, presents the investment outlooks for October in this video. You can keep up to date with the latest financial markets news on the "Sabadell Inversor.com" website.

27/09/2018

During the summer months, European assets, particularly emerging assets, have shown a weak performance due to the depreciation of their currencies, the increase in commercial tension between the United States and China and political noise. Despite the performance of these markets, economic fundamentals on a global level are positive, which will allow central banks to continue with interest rate hikes, mainly in the United States, and will lead to markets ... For further information visita Sabadell Inversor

04/07/2018

The appreciation of the dollar and rising interest rates in the United States have led to a poor performance of emerging assets in the past month. In addition, the brewing trade war between the US and China continues, fuelled by trade tensions which have been further exacerbated by the publication of the list of Chinese products subject to tariffs and new protectionist measures. The Fed has implemented its seventh rate hike since 2015 and the ECB has announced that it will not raise its rates until after summer 2019. Gabriel Noguera, from the Customer Strategy Department, presents the investment outlooks for July in this video. You can keep up to date with the latest financial markets news on the "Sabadell Inversor.com" website.

06/06/2018

The last month has been characterised by an increase in uncertainty related to risk premiums in emerging markets, greater political risk in Europe and higher oil prices. A more appreciated dollar, along with higher interest rates, have led to soaring risk premiums in emerging markets. Meanwhile, fears of a potential coalition of populist political parties in the Italian government have rekindled peripheral risk in Europe. Federico Servetto, from the Customer Strategy Department, presents the investment perspectives for June in this video. You can keep up to date with the latest financial markets news on the "Sabadell Inversor.com" website.

10/05/2018

In the last month, stock markets have recovered a significant part of the ground lost during the correction at the end of January, with European stock markets outperforming the rest of the stock markets. In terms of the cycle, global business confidence, which is driving economic growth for the next few months, faces its third consecutive month of decline. However, despite this slowdown, current levels continue to be compatible with solid economic growth and positive business profit growth. In the current environment, volatility in financial markets will continue, so it is vital to invest ... Elena Serrano, from the Customer Strategy Department, presents the investment outlooks for May in this video. You can keep up to date with the latest financial markets news on the "Sabadell Inversor " website.

09/04/2018

Stock markets have continued to show declines in the last month, while fixed income and gold have acted as defensive assets. Good, but less dynamic confidence data, the political risks deriving from the protectionist policies that could trigger a trade war between the United States and China and, lastly, the normalisation of monetary policy by the principal central banks, are the main risks. Expensive valuations will lead to lower returns and greater volatility. Gabriel Noguera, from the Customer Strategy Department, presents the investment perspectives for April in this video. You can keep up to date with the latest financial markets news on the "Sabadell Inversor" website.