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Solid growth is giving central banks more room to be hawkish.

The global cycle is still catching its breath. World PMI edged up only marginally in June, still consistent with instant growth close to 2.5% in Q2.

Der Übergang von einer „weichen“ zu einer „harten“ Welt ist ein dauerhafter Regimewechsel, der von geopolitischer Rivalität, KI-Wettbewerb und struktureller Ressourcenknappheit angetrieben wird.

Growth is slowing. Consumers are becoming more selective. Yet demand for strategic assets continues to accelerate.

Bond markets are pricing the war in Iran. Equity markets are not. That divergence has become a defining feature in the past month. The conflict has now moved beyond the initial shock phase and has entered a regime of repeated escalation, partial de-escalation and unresolved disruption.

Financial markets have entered a regime where escalation and de-escalation are no longer discrete events, but part of a repeating pattern. The war in Iran has not evolved linearly; it has oscillated, with periods of intensity followed by temporary pauses, each feeding renewed uncertainty rather than resolution.

Financial markets have entered a phase where geopolitics, commodities and monetary policy are interacting more directly than at any point in recent years.

The major US equity indices have gone nowhere. Since the late-October peak in Technology, the S&P 500 has moved sideways, masking what has in fact been a decisive rotation. Energy has rallied more than 20%, Materials close to 20%, and Consumer Staples well into double digits. Technology, by contrast, is down roughly 11% over the same period.

The year opens with a global economy that is neither stalling nor accelerating decisively, but increasingly shaped by overlapping and, at times, conflicting forces. Growth .

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Global markets enter November with better visibility than at any point this year – growth stronger than expected, inflation lower than expected and policy still broadly supportive.

Economic signals remain uneven, data visibility is clouded by the US government shutdown, and inflation is edging higher again.

Seit vergangenem Sonntag (5. Oktober 2025) befindet sich Frankreich in einer neuen politischen Krise – beispiellos in der Geschichte der Fünften Republik. Premierminister Sébastien Lecornu trat nur wenige Stunden nach der Regierungsbildung zurück, da es zu einer Pattsituation zwischen den Parteien gekommen war und es ihm nicht gelungen war, eine stabile Mehrheit zu bilden.

The global economy approaches the final stretch of 2025 at an inflection point.

Von Januar bis Ende Mai eroberten die europäischen Aktien die Führung zurück. In lokaler Währung schlug der MSCI EMU den MSCI World um etwa sechs bis sieben Prozentpunkte , und die Qualität dieses Anstiegs war eindeutig wertorientiert: Banken und Versicherer führten die Liste an, während Telekommunikationsdienste, Versorger und Industriewerte für eine konstante Breite sorgten.

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An irresistible momentum is shaping global markets, as investors face a paradox of rising risk perception alongside rallying assets. Economic data releases, trade tariffs and geopolitical signals remain noisy – yet financial markets continue to advance.

As we write these lines, the US market is approaching its historical peak, last reached in February 2025, and most asset classes have posted positive returns in local currency since the start of the year.

Trotz zunehmender geopolitischer Spannungen zeigte sich die Weltwirtschaft Anfang 2025 überraschend widerstandsfähig, und die Inflation normalisierte sich weiter.

The global economy remains in a delicate state of balance. The US and China have agreed to a 90-day tariff rollback but uncertainty remains high, especially with the US still imposing significant duties.

Obwohl das Navigieren nach den Sternen mutig und abenteuerlich erscheinen mag, würden wir es auf den Finanzmärkten nicht empfehlen. Besser mit einem soliden Kompass ausgerüstet sein!

The global economic cycle is not ending yet – it is reshaping. Following a volatile first quarter and trade escalation at the start of April, May 2025 shows de-escalation amid numerous trade tariff headlines.

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April 2025 marks a turning point in the global economic narrative. In the wake of the United States’ sharp tariff escalation – dubbed “Liberation Day” – investors are confronting the ripple effects of a protectionist revival.

Seit seiner Rückkehr ins Weiße Haus hat Trump eine Reihe von länder- oder sektorspezifischen Zollerhöhungen angekündigt. Nimmt man alle vor dem 2. April angekündigten Maßnahmen zusammen (20 % auf China, 25 % auf Kanada und Mexiko mit Ausnahmen für Waren, die mit dem USMCA übereinstimmen , 25 % auf Stahl und Aluminium und 25 % auf Kraftfahrzeuge und Kraftfahrzeugteile), so würde der durchschnittliche Zollsatz für US-Einfuhren Ende 2024 von 2,5 % auf 11 % ansteigen.