When this letter will hit your screen, I will be in Turin… waiting impatiently for the official return of Cagliari Calcio in Italian Serie A with its first season’s game at 18h30 at Torino’s Olympic Stadium. At this stage, I can still dream about glorious victories and a more than honorable ranking by end of […]
•Novo Nordisk’s “SELECT” study released ground-breaking results last week. •The study demonstrated that Wegovy, a GLP-1 anti-obesity drug, reduces severe cardiovascular risk by 20% for non-diabetic obese patients. •This was seen as a best-case scenario, boosting confidence in Novo and Eli Lilly in particular as it paves the way for public and private payer coverage, […]
One of the most interesting aspects of the markets since the start of the year has been that investors have been caught completely off-guard. Your scribe included. Actually, it has been completely upside down compared to the consensus expectations and positioning that prevailed in January: underweight in equities, long China on re-opening narrative, negative techno-long […]
On inflation there has recently been a mea culpa by some major central banks. In the current economic situation, which indicators (including unconventional ones) can be considered most valid for predicting inflation? “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future!” (Niels Bohr) and even more for inflation nowadays. Like many other key variables, […]
After the Barbie movie, it’s time for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to hit the big screen with their “Cowabunga” rallying cry, which by the way may also mean astonishment or stupor; has been adopted by surfers as a declaration of enthusiasm or exhilaration; or can be used for a battle cry. So, in the […]
Come leggere la frenata in corso dei listini #azionari? E in particolare, quanto peso dare al taglio di Fitch o alla stagionalità? Quali #settori o titoli prediligere in questo momento? L’analisi sui mercati di Fabrizio Quirighetti, CIO & Head of Multi-Asset di DECALIA su Class CNBC con Elisa Piazza. Grazie a Elisa per la gentile ospitalità questa mattina! Da […]
Il settore dei viaggi è decisamente euforico in questa stagione estiva 2023. Sulla scia di ripresa energica della domanda, prenotazioni a livelli record, riapertura della Cina e potere di determinazione dei prezzi rinvigorito, gran parte delle aziende sta ora registrando margini pari o superiori a quelli pre-pandemia.Tuttavia, bisogna stare attenti a non abbandonarsi all’euforia dominante.In […]
On the eve of the Swiss national holiday, and after devoting my last week letter to the merits and, more importantly, the setbacks of the major economies and their currencies, it seemed obvious that we should take a closer look at Switzerland, its economy, its currency and its market. I received indeed many questions lately […]
DECALIA Market Updates by Fabrizio Quirighetti, CIO and Head of Multi-Asset Let’s start first by trying to explain the recent USD depreciation against most major currencies. It is basically due to the dollar smile phenomenon, observed about 20 years ago by Stephen Li Jen: the USD tends to outperform other currencies in two extremely different […]
