Since last Sunday (October 5), France has been plunged into a new political crisis — unprecedented under the Fifth Republic. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned just a few hours after forming his government, due to partisan deadlock and his inability to build a stable majority.

Candriam has long been recognised for its leadership in ESG, but our reputation is equally rooted in deep credit expertise — analysing not just issuers, but the entire architecture of financial markets. This perspective is particularly critical in complex areas such as bank capital, where instruments like CoCos play a decisive role.

Following the election of Shinjiro Koizumi as new LDP leader, the extraordinary Diet session to elect Japan's new prime minister will be scheduled swiftly.

On Tuesday, September 30, the pharmaceutical industry issued its first formal response to President Trump’s recent letter on drug pricing, announcing a deal between Pfizer and the US administration.

As we enter the month of October, investors are faced with an obvious question: is the time right for new investments in the oncology sector? Pasquale Sansone, Senior Biotechnology Analyst, shares his analysis and convictions.

As a US government shutdown is potentially just days away, focus is turning to the question of whether this will be a “short” or a “long” shutdown.

The investment landscape is marked by persistent macroeconomic uncertainties, uneven growth, and heightened geopolitical risks. Despite attractive earnings growth, healthcare has also been under pressure due to regulatory restructuring, drug pricing debates, budget constraints, and tariff concerns.

The global rates landscape is entering a decisive new phase as the long-standing flatness of yield curves gives way to steepness that has not been seen since 2011. The term premium, the additional interest by bondholders investing in longer-dated bonds versus short-term bonds, is back after an absence of many years.