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Qontigo’s Olivier d’Assier comments on an Asian stock slip, led by Japan and Korea, as surging commodity prices fueled concerns about global inflation.

Melissa Brown, Managing Director of Applied Research at Qontigo, joins Closing Bell to discuss the stock rebound after a volatile September

The two biggest investor fears are too much inflation and too little growth, says Melissa Brown, Managing Director of Applied Research at Qontigo. She discusses inflation expectations for the year, mentioning what is “good” inflation versus “bad” inflation.

Melissa Brown, Qontigo’s Global Head of Applied Research, spoke with Hardika Singh of The Wall Street Journal about her outlook on the markets. According to Melissa, market rallies during low trading volumes of the summer months can be hard to maintain come fall when volumes typically increase.

Listen to Olivier d’Assier appearance on CNA National Asia First. In his segment, which starts at the 2:18:55 mark, Olivier covers US-China relations and their influence on market sentiment, as well as the corporate bond market situation.

In this ESG Investor article, Qontigo’s Rodolphe Bocquet comments on SDGs and their applicability to corporates.

Hear Melissa Brown provide her insights on inflationary pressures, investor sentiment and market volatility on Bloomberg News starting at 43:20 of this episode.

Citi has partnered with STOXX Qontigo to develop a series of single stock linked indices in an effort to generate a more efficient structured product universe for financial intermediaries and end investors.

Melissa Brown says currently, investors are torn between opposing forces: inflation vs central bank accommodation. If bad news and negative sentiment signals potential issues, high valuation will just exacerbate that issue if equities do end up falling. She notes high volatility and high beta stocks have fallen out of favor, while value stocks are stalling.

Qontigo has licensed the EURO STOXX 50 Index to KBSTAR ETF, the ETF division of KB Asset Management, to serve as an underlying for an ETF listed on the Korea Exchange.

Olivier d’Assier, Qontigo, Head of APAC Applied Research discusses inflation and growth stocks. He speaks with Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.”

Olivier d’Assier joined MONEY FM 89.3 on Prime Time to discuss what indicators Qontigo is tracking to determine market bubbles, and how badly should investors brace themselves should these potential bubbles burst.