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Olivier D’Assier, Head of Applied Research, APAC, Qontigo goes onto discussing the outlook for the yen and how that may impact the Japanese equity market.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Antonio Celeste on how investors should urgently mitigate against biodiversity loss
Antonio Celeste, Director for Sustainability Product Management at STOXX spoke to Climate Action about how investors should urgently mitigate against biodiversity loss.
Vonnie Quinn & Kailey Leinz bring you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street and tackle the August jobs report, Tesla’s big discount and China ramps up its campaign to boost currency. One of the guests today: Melissa Brown of Qontigo.
Analytics | Portfolio Risk Management
August Jobs Report Shows Pace of Hiring Continues to Ease: What the Experts Are Saying
A third straight month of slower jobs growth and an uptick in the unemployment rate keeps the Fed on track to leave interest rates unchanged. “The market has been anticipating a soft, or no, landing for quite some time, so today’s mixed, but mainly as-expected jobs report has probably already been factored into stock prices.” – Melissa Brown, managing director of applied research at Qontigo, a Deutsche Boerse-owned global index provider
The SDGs are way behind schedule, but a September summit offers new hope for public-private sector alignment and progress. “The Summit is an opportunity for a reality check for all actors in the equation – governments, financial institutions, corporations, non-profits, academia, and consumers,” says Saumya Mehrotra, Associate Principal of Sustainability Product Management at Qontigo, a provider of risk, analytics and index solutions.
Analytics | Portfolio Risk Management
Don’t see AI as transformative as internet was 20 years ago: Market researcher
Melissa Brown, global head of applied research at Qontigo, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss her views on the market]. Brown says there is high volatility in the technology sector and adds it remains expensive. Furthermore, Brown adds that moving into cash or shorter term bonds might justifiable given high valuations.
Olivier d’Assier, Head of Applied Research of APAC at Qontigo tells Nitin Dialdas that the Japanese and Indian markets are the beneficiaries of the ongoing deglobalisation. Nick Marro, Lead for Global Trade & Analyst of Asia and Access China at The Economist Intelligence Unit, says deglobalisation is an adjustment rather than a retreat from the investor point of view.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Passive ESG ETF inflows slowed in first half, but assets grew faster than non-ESG
Net flows into passively managed environmental, social and governance ETFs globally slowed in the first half of 2023 but still grew at a faster pace than passive non-ESG ETFs, according to a report by STOXX, a global index provider.
Analytics | Portfolio Risk Management
The next phase of the Fed’s historic inflation fight is waiting for rate cuts
“If consumers are still spending, that is good for the economy, but it does suggest that the Fed will continue on its tightening course, which ultimately may not be good for equity markets,” said Melissa Brown, global head of applied research at Qontigo. “On the other hand, if the consumer isn’t spending enough in the view of the market, that could also be a signal that this recession that the yield curve has been forecasting for a year now may be closer than we think.”
Analytics | Portfolio Risk Management
Why Treasury yields keep rising, causing pain for stock-market investors
“One could say that Treasury yields are simply returning to their natural equilibrium,” said Christoph Schon, the U.K.-based senior principal of applied research at Qontigo, a financial analytics and index provider. A nominal 10-year yield of 4.3% “seems appropriate” when considering current inflation expectations and where Treasury rates have historically traded.
Analytics | Portfolio Risk Management
Retail earnings: Investors selling on the news, strategist says
This quarter, it seems that even when a company’s quarterly earnings report beats analyst expectations, its stock still trades lower. Qontigo Managing Director of Applied Research Melissa Brown says investors seem to have “bought on the rumor and are now selling on the news.”
Melissa Brown, Managing Director of Applied Research at Qontigo, says that “one thing that stands out” this quarter is that shares of companies with strong profit margins are doing better than their less profitable counterparts – which is the reverse of what occurred last quarter.