Investment team updates – Market updates 4 March 2022

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Volatilität 2022 mit aktivem Ansatz bewältigen

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Die globalen Aktienmärkte werden immer volatiler. Weitverbreitete Befürchtungen über steigende Zinssätze und höhere Inflationsraten, das Ende der fiskalpolitischen Anreize in vielen Regionen und geopolitische Spannungen setzen ihnen schwer zu.

Investors confront volatility as Russia invades Ukraine

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Markets reacted strongly this week to news that Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine. The world has been watching tensions in the region escalate since the beginning of year.

Reaction to the latest development in Ukraine

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As the situation in Ukraine unfolds, we remain focused on our investment process: being active, long-term investors in companies with strong balance sheets and solid fundamentals, employing our research intensity capabilities.

Investment team updates – Bullet points 21 January 2022

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Investment team updates – Bullet points 7 January 2022

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Monetary policy and the yield curve

Ed Al-Hussainy, Senior Rates and Currency Analyst, looks at how monetary policy is set to become less supportive in 2022 and what this means for interest rates and the yield curve.

Outlook 2022: a year of considerable change

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Deputy Global CIO and CIO EMEA, William Davies, talks about what the coming year might bring for companies, markets and fiscal policy.

A bumpy ride higher for equities

The coronavirus continues to introduce uncertainty, but investors should expect cyclicals to outperform in the first half of the year. Here we identify key catalysts for equity markets.

Changing monetary environment sets the backdrop for a year of change in 2022

2022 will be marked by a role-reversal in monetary policy: crisis support, stimulus and spending replaced by recovery, repair, reduced fiscal stimulus and a return towards “normal”.