Will Slaying Inflation Require Recession?

Technology stocks have staged a formidable rally, elevating innovation from a thematic tilt to a core portfolio driver. Yet this tailwind arrives alongside a recurring challenge — an inflationary environment in which traditional fixed-income hedges have fallen short. Together, th ...  Show more

After over a decade of rapid growth and relative calm, the private credit market has come under pressure as several high-profile defaults, concerns about valuations, and exposure to a software industry vulnerable to AI disruption have fueled a surge in redemption requests. In thi ...  Show more

This week the market turns to the Federal Reserve as it eyes challenges to growth while remaining committed to combating high inflation with its first rate hike of the tightening cycle.

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L’effondrement de la Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) remet-il en cause le programme de lutte contre l’inflation menée par la Réserve fédérale (Fed) ? C’est la conviction partagée par de nombreux analystes. Ils s'attentent à ce que la Fed freine dorénavant la remontée des taux d'intérêt ...  Show more

US inflation is at a 40-year high and the UK is effectively in recession as demand slows for Chinese-made goods. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, though addressing the British economy, could have been speaking for the whole world when he said in a recent interview that “we’re going ...  Show more

As inflation continues to rise beyond expectations, the Fed is set to meet next week, leaving markets to wonder if an acceleration in rate hikes might be in store this summer.

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