March: investment perspectives for financial markets

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.

08/03/2018

In the first weeks of February the stock markets have undergone a strong correction after the best start to the year in the last 25 years, which had led to investors becoming excessively optimistic. One of the reasons behind this correction is the abrupt rise in long-term interest rates, supported by solid and better-than-expected activity and inflation data, which is why investors have anticipated more aggressive rises in reference rates. As a result, the market is at better levels for a scenario of economic strength to play out, with contained inflation and rising rates. Federico Servetto, from the Customer Strategy Department, presents the investment perspectives for March in this video. You can keep up to date with the latest financial markets news on the "Sabadell Inversor" website.

01/02/2018

In January, financial markets have continued in the same vein as 2017. While the appreciation of the euro has accelerated, stock markets have continued to show positive returns in contrast with the weakness of fixed income, thus contributing to global economic strength. In terms of regions, the euro zone particularly stands out, with economic data consistently beating expectations for almost 500 days. Given these positive data, the market expects the European Central Bank to open the door to ... Elena Serrano, of the Customer Strategy Division, presents in this video the investment outlooks for February 2018. To keep up to date with the latest information on financial markets please visit  SabadellInversor.com

28/12/2017

27/10/2017

Equities continue to show a better performance than fixed income due to the solid data of global business confidence, especially in United States, where the business confidence has reached high levels, only reached5 times since 1975. In addition, the new fiscal reform proposal in the United States and the release of third-quarter business results will continue being  a support for equity markets, as earnings are expected to continue surprising positively. However, central banks less dynamic in their monetary policies and asset valuations at expensive levels suggest to invest in  ... Antonio Martos, Customer Strategy Division, presents in this video the investment perspectives for November. For updated information on financial markets please visit Sabadell Inversor.

16/10/2017