“Walking the narrow path” is an expression among central bankers about striking a fragile balance between reining in inflation and not plunging the economy into the ravine. Friday showed how difficult that task has become. Investors who had expected a …

It was a huge shock. The 37.2 percent increase in German producer prices, or PPI, for July that the Statistisches Bundesamt announced last week. Not only was this the biggest price increase ever, it was also more than five percentage points higher than …

Cube Infrastructure Managers, a Luxembourg-based infrastructure investor, has agreed to take over the Czech activities of Germany energy firm MVV Energie AG for an undisclosed amount. The transaction would be done through Cube IM’s “Cube Infrastructure …

In the last month, we have seen a sharp recovery in the stock market that most analysts (including myself) found surprising. Let us briefly go over the reasons for this boom. We see a number of them. 1. The unexpected stock market boom Holidays mean low …

You may not have noticed it while on holiday this summer, but Italy is once again in crisis. Political risks make for an uncertain economic outlook. This week, we look at the top 5 bond funds with the highest exposure to the battered Italy debt markets. …

Boris Radondy, manager of the DNCA Global Sport Equity fund, expects strong growth in the sports sector over the next few years and believes it can present predictable long-term growth. DNCA Finance's integration of Ostrum Asset Management in October 2020 …

A Rotterdam-based investment team of four people representing InsingerGilissen, part of Luxembourg-based private bank Quintet, has transferred to Auréus, an independent Dutch asset manager that has been gaining scale through acquisitions and alliances in …

Global asset manager Invesco has launched an actively managed, 30 million dollar investment fund focused on metaverse companies. The Invesco Metaverse Fund will be domiciled in Luxembourg and will be distributed to investors across Europe. The metaverse …

The US equity market has rebounded some 15 percent from its low in June, helped by hopes of a Fed turnaround, better-than-expected corporate results and investors who were gloomy but invested. The June low remarkably coincided with the peak in earnings …

An innovative start-up in Luxembourg is looking to democratise housing markets by tokenising homes. Leveraging the blockchain, BlocHome lets its clients partially own the home they live in. On the part they do not own they pay rent. "The more you are …

Jackson Hole shows the narrow path is narrowing

Chart of the week: German inflation nearing 10%

Cube Infrastructure takes over MVV’s Czech energy business

Jan Vergote: central bankers and inflation... quo vadis?

Top 5: Bond funds exposed to Italy

DNCA Finance sees new niches emerging in sports

Quintet: InsingerGillissen Dutch team joins Auréus

Invesco launches actively managed metaverse fund

Han Dieperink: interest rates must rise further

BlocHome offers alternative approach to home ownership