China leading the race towards full EV adoption
septembre 19, 2024 | Gestion d’actifs Global Alpha Ltée
Learn more about the shift reshaping the automotive market.
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Is Mexico snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?
septembre 18, 2024 | NS Partners
The ruling Morena Party’s proposal to compromise judicial independence is a case study in how to derail development.
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Is the ECB still too pessimistic on Eurozone inflation?
septembre 18, 2024 | NS Partners
Monetary considerations argue that the ECB’s latest inflation forecast, like earlier projections, will be undershot. Annual growth of broad money – as measured by non-financial M3 – returned to its pre-pandemic (i.e. 2015-19) average of 4.8% in October 2022. Allowing for a typical two-year lead, this suggested that annual CPI inflation would return to about 2% in late 2024.
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The attractions of green steel
septembre 12, 2024 | Gestion d’actifs Global Alpha Ltée
Producing green steel is attractive for investments and decarbonization alike.
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Will services avoid the double dip?
septembre 10, 2024 | NS Partners
The “double dip” downturn in global manufacturing continued last month. Global manufacturing PMI new orders fell steeply from a peak in May 2021 to a trough in December 2022 (first dip), with a subsequent recovery ending in May 2024. The second dip was confirmed by a sharp fall to below 50 in July, with the index unchanged in August.
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More than just chips: Exploring a non-tech gem in Taiwan
septembre 5, 2024 | Gestion d’actifs Global Alpha Ltée
Exploring investment opportunities outside of Taiwan’s technology sector.
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Global money growth still stalled
septembre 4, 2024 | NS Partners
Global six-month real narrow money momentum is estimated to have moved sideways for a fourth month in July at a weak level by historical standards. The baseline scenario here remains that global economic momentum – proxied by the global manufacturing PMI new orders index – will move down into late 2024, echoing a fall in real money momentum into September last year. Based on more recent monetary data, a subsequent recovery may prove limited, with weakness persisting well into H1 2025.
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Global “double dip” on track
août 23, 2024 | NS Partners
The assessment here remains that the global economy has entered a “double dip” currently focused on manufacturing but likely to extend to services / labour markets, reigniting worries about a hard landing. Economic weakness is expected to be accompanied by an inflation undershoot into H1 2025. DM flash manufacturing PMI results for August were mixed across countries but on balance weak, suggesting a further small reduction in global manufacturing PMI new orders following a July plunge to below 50 (assuming no change for China and other non-flash countries).
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Singapore’s unique position in Asia
août 22, 2024 | Gestion d’actifs Global Alpha Ltée
How Singapore’s growth-oriented path sets it apart from many neighbours.
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Does soaring volatility mark regime change in markets?
août 16, 2024 | NS Partners
Signs of rotation in equities as global volatility picks up – will we see new winners emerge?
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Chinese monetary update: crunch time
août 16, 2024 | NS Partners
The most important issue in the global economic outlook is the meaning of Chinese monetary weakness. Six-month rates of change of narrow / broad money, bank lending and total social financing (on both new and old definitions*) reached record lows in June / July.
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Perspectives au deuxième trimestre de 2024 : une flambée de volatilité durant un été tranquille
août 15, 2024 | Gestion de placements CC&L
Les marchés ont connu une flambée de volatilité au cours d’un été tranquille. Et maintenant, que nous réserve l’avenir?
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Japan in the 80s and the US today – bubbles in both cases?
août 8, 2024 | Gestion d’actifs Global Alpha Ltée
Drawing parallels between Japanese markets in the late 80s and US markets today.
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Services to the rescue?
août 8, 2024 | NS Partners
A sharp fall in the global manufacturing PMI new orders index in July confirms renewed industrial weakness. The companion services survey, however, reported an uptick in the new business component, which is close to its post-GFC average.
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