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Romaine Bostick & Scarlet Fu 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 tackles the potential end to China’s tech crackdown, Samsung’s sales fall the most in over a decade and Apple’s Vision Pro Rollout. One of the guests today: Melissa Brown of Qontigo,
Qontigo Director of Applied Research Melissa Brown said markets are facing a lot of “headwinds” and she advises investors to exercise “caution” at this point.
Qontigo Director of Applied Research Melissa Brown said she is “surprised that sentiment is staying fairly positive and that markets have been relatively strong in the face of a lot of bad news.”
U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday, capping a week dominated by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony in which he signaled more interest rate hikes ahead but vowed the central bank would proceed with caution. Qontigo’s Melissa Brown advises investors to remain cautious in these market conditions.
Analytics | Portfolio Risk Management
Historically, tech rally isn’t sustainable, good to see more names joining it: Market researcher
Melissa Brown, global head of applied research at Qontigo, joins BNN Bloomberg for her view on the latest CPI print out of the U.S. Brown says she is cautiously optimistic about it. Brown also discusses the S&P 500 closing at highest level since April 2022. She notes the rally has now become broader.
Portfolio Risk Management
US STOCKS-Wall St set to open higher as investors eye inflation data, Fed verdict
Melissa Brown elaborated on how the Fed is walking a fine line between tightening too much and driving the economy into recession or not tightening enough and keeping inflation high.
Melissa Brown joined Bloomberg Markets to discuss the narrow equity market rally and why equities are doing so well despite an anticipated recession. Additionally, we also talked about the recent trading volume uptick and expectations for the upcoming FOMC meeting.
As asset owners take more control of their investments, one group of participants is providing fellow institutions with a novel way to meet their ESG mandates and obligations. SDI AOP has partnered with global index and analytics provider Qontigo to make its own SDI data available to other institutions and asset managers.
Analytics | Portfolio Risk Management
Money in the Market: Will investor sentiment in the US improve now that a default has been averted?
The US market has been trending sideways since mid-April, but sentiment in APAC markets seems to be improving on the back of better than expected Q1 earnings reports. The persistent worry of a US default had translated into a continued preference for risk-averse assets. Will this preference change? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Olivier d’Assier, Head of Applied Research, APAC, Qontigo, to find out more.
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Analysis: Risk of US downgrade still on the cards despite debt deal
“When the dust settles, the U.S. sovereign bond market will still be the place to go for extra liquidity, simply because there isn’t any other bucket large enough to contain it,” said Olivier d’Assier, head of applied research in APAC at Qontigo
Thematic indices can offer diversification and market-beating returns, in some cases by using innovative index methodologies, says Christoph Schon at Qontigo.
The ISS STOXX Biodiversity Index Suite, launched this week, aims to take a more holistic approach to biodiversity than existing market offerings, Antonio Celeste, Director for Sustainability Product Management at index, analytics and risk solutions provider Qontigo, told ESG Investor.