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Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Institute, shares her views and talks about Amundi’s investment convictions in this month's podcast.    Inflation, war and continued COVID lock down in China, the past few month have been a perfect storm which has been weighing heavily on the market.  What are the latest development for Central Banks, the main areas of focus in Europe and the consequences for investme...

What room is left for budget, fiscal and monetary policy manoeuvre against a backdrop of inflation and war? Former IMF Chief Economist, Olivier Blanchard, discussed the options with Amundi Institute Chairman Pascal Blanqué. Discover more: https://forum.amundi.com/highlights-replay/   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Institute, shares her views and talks about Amundi’s investment convictions in this month's podcast.   Inflationary pressures, persistent bottlenecks and tightening financial conditions : these factors have been fairly persistent since the start of 2022.   The context is highly volatile and central banks are continuing to take actions.   How might things evolve?   Wha...

Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Institute, shares her views and talks about Amundi’s investment convictions in this month's podcast.   Since the start of the year, we have been talking in great depth about inflationary concerns along with the geopolitical tensions. Then, there have been Covid lockdowns in China. In this context, the Fed and other central banks have completely changed their monetary...

Shifting from a linear to a circular model is key for our future. A Circular Economy entails a change in our economic model, allowing to produce sustainable consumer goods, while protecting nature – by giving it time to regenerate – and ensuring the well-being of individuals. What are its main principles, why has it become necessary and what change will it trigger in our economy ?   Read the full...

Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Institute, shares her views and talks about Amundi’s investment convictions in this month's podcast.   Inflation has been a major focus since the start of the year. Now other factors, notably the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the threat of supply disruptions in China, are impacting the overall economic outlook and effecting market performance.    Global Investment V...

Discover our experts’ views, on the keys elements to understand the results of the French presidential election and its market implications.   Our special guest Nicholas Dungan, CEO of CogitoPraxis, adjunct professor at SciencesPo and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council shares his analysis of the new political landscape while Amundi experts, Vincent Mortier, Group Chief Investment Officer, and P...

Asia’s fast growing populations require a delicate balance between economic development, climate ambitions and energy security.   Home to more than half of the world’s population, the region is also responsible for over half of global carbon emissions.   But the magnitude of the energy transformation here presents many questions. If you want to read the full research paper click below: ESG Thema #...

As well as the terrible human cost, the war has brought increased volatility right across the board. Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Institute, shares her views and provide Amundi’s investment convictions in this month's podcast. Read the full paper on Amundi's Research Center: Global Investment Views - April 2022  ------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only for the attention of...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has far reaching consequences   Monica Defend, Global Head of Research, shares her views and provide Amundi’s investment convictions in this month's podcast. Read the full paper on Amundi's Research Center: Global Investment Views - March 2022   ------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only for the attention of “Professional” investors as defined in...

January has seen strong gyrations in markets, with nominal and real yields rising sharply, driving a strong shift from growth to value in equities.  Monica Defend, Global Head of Research, shares her views and provide Amundi’s investment convictions in this month's podcast. Read the full paper on Amundi's Research Center: Global Investment Views - February 2022   ------------------------------- DI...

As 2021 draws to a close, the global economy is continuing its recovery from the Covid pandemic, even though it is slowing down and inflation is looming large.  There's plenty of major challenges to be faced, not least the energy transition to fight climate change and the development of an inclusive growth model. Read the full paper: 2022 Investment Outlook - Investing in the great transformation...

For few months now, we've been seeing significantly pricing in energy and related commodities and supply bottlenecks have driven inflation dynamics into a vicious cycle. Monica Defend, Global Head of Research, shares her views and provide Amundi’s investment convictions in this month's podcast. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only for the attention of “Professional” investors as defined in Directive 2...

While carbon emissions have been slowly increasing despite efforts to bring them down, “net zero” commitments, on the other hand, have skyrocketed. Setting climate objectives used to be the domain of public institutions, but no more.  This first episode of a series of podcasts produced by Amundi on topical ESG themes is going to explore the topic of Net Zero, based on two papers written and publis...

With Angela Merkel’s long-standing reign coming to an end and the French presidential election in sight, Europe is facing a series of significant electoral events. Fabian Zuleeg, head of the European Policy Centre think-tank, shared his insights and analysis on the German federal election results and on the various possible outcomes of the whole sequence, whilst Amundi experts addressed the invest...

This month’s main points of attention include the German Federal election, the Evergrande issue in China and its potential impact on global financial markets and an ongoing context of rising inflation.   Monica Defend, Global Head of Research, shares her views and provide Amundi’s investment convictions for the coming months.   DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only for the attention of “Professional” i...

Equities have remained buoyant over the past weeks despite some challenges (China regulation, Afghanistan crisis), primarily due to the exceptional earnings seasons in the US and Europe. Looking ahead, we identify three main themes: the spread of the Delta Covid variant, the deceleration of economic growth from its peak, and divergences in policies    DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only for the atten...

The Covid-19 crisis has transformed the world with far  reaching consequences that markets are now starting to assess. The most important one being what will be left of  the Great Recovery following the crisis. Read the full paper: https://research-center.amundi.com/article/h2-2021-investment-outlook-inflation-blows-markets-and-investors-need-act   --- DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only for the atte...

Waters appear calm, but there are strong undercurrents  The waters seem to have remained calm in financial markets, despite still hot numbers from the real economy. Although we see a generally positive picture, main economies are at different stages in their journey towards the peak of acceleration. Europe and some EM have still room to go in this respect.   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-p...

 Inflation has remained dormant for a long time, with years of below-target and weak inflation, but we are now reaching a delicate juncture where inflation is taking the driver’s seat in financial markets. Whether this is just temporary or will prove persistent is the crucial question and at present there are two conflicting inflation narratives.   - DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only for the attent...

A few months from the COP26 in Glasgow, the President of the United-States sends a strong signal as he convenes global public decision makers to address climate change. Sagarika Chatterjee, Director of Climate Change at PRI and COP26 High Level Champions Team Finance Lead provided her analysis on the meaning and implications of this significant event in a conversation with Jean-Jacques Barbéris -...

April started on a positive note for financial markets, after an exceptional first quarter, with divergent fortunes for equities and global bonds. Going forward, the progression of the recovery will likely be the key market driver, leading to greater divergences.   - DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only for the attention of “Professional” investors as defined in Directive 2004/39/EC dated 21 April 200...

A big shake-up is under way in bonds – rising UST yields, a steepening yield curve and inflation expectations are leading markets to question whether we are facing a taper tantrum 2.0.  - DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only for the attention of “Professional” investors as defined in Directive 2004/39/EC dated 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments (“MIFID”), investment services providers a...

If the start of 2021 led markets to question the no inflation forever mantra, the debate has been hotting up in February, with the US 10Y inflation breakeven reaching its highest level since 2014, pricing in higher inflation expectations.   Read the full paper: https://research-center.amundi.com/page/Article/Amundi-Views/2021/03/Global-Investment-Views-March-2021 - DISCLAIMER: This podcast is only...

The Italian political uncertainty, the post Merkel set-up, the Next Generation EU…are shaping a new European environment. Enrico Letta, former prime minister of Italy (2014-2015) shared his insights and analysis on the consequences of these changes. Amundi experts, Gilles Dauphiné head of Euro Fixed Income and Sergio Bertoncini Senior Fixed Income Strategist, provided the investment implications....