Volatile prices make the coffee market an attractive arena for trading. However, downside risks currently dominate, experts warn. Investing in coffee is currently paying off: the Bloomberg Coffee Index has risen 44 percent this year through early December …

Are bonds issued by well-known champion companies as safe as government debt? More and more investors seem to think so, judging by the small yield differentials between, for example, Microsoft and US government paper or between AXA and French government …

Last week, China’s trade surplus crossed the threshold of one thousand billion dollar for the first time. In the first eleven months of 2025 alone, China exported one trillion dollar more than it imported. It is a milestone that both illustrates the …

As the world of private banking expands to the next generation of clients, non-traditional sectors are rising while the need for a personal touch remains the same, says 27-year-old Charles Desnos at Quintet Private Bank. Although Charles Desnos has always …

Stay away next year from “long” government bonds and from corporate bonds, both high yield and investment grade. Profligate governments and poor risk-return profiles will spoil the mood in those markets. Two thirds of the asset managers who participated …

Market sentiment in fixed income is turning quickly. Within just a few weeks, investors and even central bankers have rotated one hundred eighty degrees. Rising inflation risk and an even greater lack of fiscal discipline are pushing yields higher. It is …

India is drawing fresh interest from global investors as domestic demand, rapid digitalization and a deepening capital market give it resilience few major economies can match. Emerging market specialists say these qualities are becoming increasingly …

Prudent risk management is vital in high-yield-bond investing. As this week’s Morningstar fund comparison shows, even strategies operating in the same corner of the market can diverge sharply when stress hits. Global investors tensed up as several banks …

European regulator Esma is advocating a revision of research rules, expected to take effect next year. Allowing research and trade execution to be paid for jointly again could create new opportunities for smallcap coverage. That emerges from an Investment …

Fidelity hires EMEA head from Santander AM Fidelity International has appointed Samantha Ricciardi as head of EMEA, effective March 2026. She joins from Santander Asset Management, where she served as CEO and led the firm’s transformation into a top-tier …

‘Coffee prices are excessively high’

Corporate bonds challenge government debt as a safe haven

The balance of trade equilibrium

The next generation of private banking still relies on trust, says Quintet's Charles Desnos

Inflation and tight spreads: bonds discouraged for 2026

Chart of the week: the confrontation

India gains recognition as diversification anchor

Morningstar: AllianceBernstein vs Pimco in high-yield bonds

Investors manage just fine with less research on smallcaps

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