Waste not, want not

Much too much food is still being wasted globally. This is an unbearable situation for many reasons. Investors have plenty of incentives to address the problem.

Sense and nonsense in pandemic times

How to think through both the long- and the short-term implications of Covid-19 for markets, the economy and forecasting: What we have learned so far.

A different sort of China shock?

What to make of Monday's market turmoil

Markets are barely reacting to the sharp change in the German Federal election odds. Rightly so?

By: Martin Moryson

No signs of stagflation yet

Comparing the current situation to the oil shocks of the 1970s suggests that these are very different phenomena.

What could the parties' election programs mean for future fiscal policy?

By: Martin Moryson

Bring on the goods' inflation

Prices of goods have recently risen faster than those of services, for the first time in 25 years. We think this special Covid trend will turn around again soon. A pity, actually.

Investment Traffic Lights | Quarterly Edition

By: Stefan Kreuzkamp

Markets have come well through summer as companies made decent profits and interest yields remained ultra-low. The conditions are good for equities.

Our forecasts

All forecasts at a glance

Another amazingly good quarter. What next?

By: Stefan Kreuzkamp

The markets easily withstood many adversities in the summer. In the coming twelve months equities and real estate remain our favorites, though their potential returns are only moderate.

Dawn of the not-so-dead

U.S. delinquencies have been surprisingly low throughout the pandemic. Do not expect them to spike any time soon.

Americas CIO View

By: David Bianco

S&P 12-month target 4600: Climb continues on digitally powered EPS growth

China and the U.S. move apart

By: Elke Speidel-Walz

A more complex relationship with a global impact

Dax: now bigger and relatively better

The Dax is expanding and increasing its market coverage. That should help gain attention, at the expense of the MDax. The MDax should, however, retain appeal of its own.

German Federal Election 2021

By: Martin Moryson

More open than ever – But what will markets make of it?