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Markets held up well during March, supported by robust economic indicators coming from the US, manufacturing and services PMIs improving in China and an increasingly dovish stance from the ECB.

A relatively buoyant environment for Equity Market Neutral strategies.

Since the market has incorporated the fact that there would be fewer rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and they would probably come later than expected at the end of 2023, core equity indices have continued to perform well in Northern America and Western Europe.

¿Ha alcanzado el sector inmobiliario comercial su punto de inflexión? Con poca actividad de transacciones, los datos de precios e índices se generan con retraso.

Although the Federal Reserve slightly opened the door to rate cuts during the last quarter of 2023, the latest economic data points were solid, leading the Fed to indicate that rate cuts may come later rather than sooner.

2022 fue un año histórico para la política monetaria, en el que los bancos centrales pasaron de apoyar el crecimiento a controlar la inflación.

Like the Rolling Stones during a concert, the dovish stance from the Fed had the effect to “spread out the oil, the gasoline” on a market that was already anticipating a brighter future.

Central bank tightening monetary measures continue to progressively slow the economic growth rate of most regions around the world.

Economic fundamentals did not dramatically change over the summer.

Financial markets took a breather over August.

It is not unusual for the quiet summer season when investment professionals take a break from their screens to chime with nervous and volatile markets.

Looking back over the first half of the year, we can say that the bulls gained the upper hand over the bears.

Las estrategias de futuros gestionados son reconocidas por los gestores de activos que buscan rendimientos no correlacionados y un desempeño resistente en tiempos de crisis. Sin embargo, ¿se mantienen estas cualidades en todo momento?

In a market animated by contradictory economic data points, NVIDIA’s excellent Q1 earnings were enough to light the fire under an already hot technology sector.

The market narrative remains very cautious and divided as to the path to follow over the next few quarters.

March was a challenging and volatile month, with investment sentiment going through a whole variety of shades in a single month.

During February, economic and inflation data came in slightly above expectations, which helped cool the market down. Central banks reiterated the message that the market should expect monetary policy to maintain its course until we see significant signs that inflation is abating.

2023 started out on the right foot for holders of financial assets, as the overall performance of equities and bonds was positive. However, a significant part of the financial community is bedazzled by the vigour of the rebound.

2022 was a very challenging year for traditional asset allocations, with the active repricing of risk premiums taking centre stage.

In 2022, the markets repriced risk premiums in financial assets, quickly adjusting to the inflation risk and to the interest rate hikes implemented by central banks that followed.

Although the economy continues to decelerate, equities staged a strong rebound during the month of October.

Si la sonrisa mide cómo reacciona el valor de la cartera a los cambios en los mercados subyacentes, tal vez deberíamos medir la sonrisa, y esto es lo que nuestro equipo de inversión ha estado haciendo.

September was another very challenging month for investors. The market is subject to considerable uncertainty, with no clear evidence of the next step.

After a two-month period of improving risk appetite, the market started to head downwards in mid-August, influenced by the outcome of the Jackson Hole meeting. Jerome Powell’s hawkish tone obviously had a strong impact on the markets, but it was not the only strong driver. The deterioration of energy supply in Europe as we are quickly approaching winter is a cause for concern for industrial output, but also consumers, who will be facing record energy bills.

As the investment community was slowly preparing for a well-deserved summer break, a higher-than-expected US CPI read revived fears that a recession might be around the corner. Uncontrolled inflation is pushing central bankers to continue raising the cost of capital, as the Fed did at its June meeting.