Moving Markets

As part of a special two-week series featuring highlights from Julius Baer’s recent Beyond Markets podcasts, today's show features a clip from a conversation where Julius Baer’s Chief Investment Officer Yves Bonzon joins journalist Hannah Wise to take a closer look at Julius Baer's investment strategy. They discuss performance and risk and how this impacts investors. Yves shares how we analyse and assess performance, how to avoid ‘bad’ performance and what ‘healthy’ performance looks like, especially in a volatile market. He also talks about the risks involved with performance, how we mitigate those risks, and how he measures his success as a CIO.Our regular show that starts with daily market news returns on Monday 6th January. 00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)00:54 How we manage money: Yves Bonzon (Group CIO) and Hannah Wise (Head of Investment Communications)12:44 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

"We are not trying to save the planet, we are first trying to save ourselves".As part of a special two-week series featuring highlights from Julius Baer’s recent Beyond Markets podcasts, today's show features a clip from a conversation where Roy Athanasius Ang, Strategy & Business Operations Singapore, talks to Julius Baer's in-house climate and stewardship specialist Jean-Damien Bogner about the origins of carbon credits and their applicability in the climate change scene today. Our regular show that starts with daily market news returns on Monday 6th January. 00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)00:48 Carbon credits, markets and trading: Jean-Damien Bogner (Climate and stewardship specialist) and Roy Athanasius Ang (Strategy & Business Operations Singapore)10:12 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

As part of a special two-week series featuring highlights from Julius Baer’s recent Beyond Markets podcasts, today's show features a clip from a conversation that Nicolas de Skowronski, Head Wealth Management Solutions and member of the Executive Board, and Sonia Goessi, Head of Region Switzerland and Europe and member of the Executive Board had with host Emily Rookwood on Julius Baer’s 360-degree approach to wealth management and why it is important for everyone. Our regular show that starts with daily market news returns on Monday 6th January. 00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)01:03 What is 360 Wealth Management and why does it matter? Nicolas de Skowronski (Head of Wealth Management Solutions, Member Executive Board), Sonia Gössi (Head of Region Switzerland and Europe, Member Executive Board), Emily Rookwood (Head of Publications)09:40 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

As part of a special two-week series featuring highlights from Julius Baer’s recent Beyond Markets podcasts, today's show features a clip from a conversation one of our Next Generation analysts, Damien Ng, had with host Emily Rookwood about the background and economic significance of obesity drugs.Our regular show that starts with daily market news returns on Monday 6th January. 00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)00:38 What is the cost of obesity? Damien Ng (Next Generation Research), Emily Rookwood (Head of Publications)06:05 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Markets struggled to recover from hawkish comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, with equities ending the day lower despite a stronger-than-expected US GDP reading. Investors now turn their attention to European producer prices and the Fed's preferred inflation metric due out today, amid concerns over a potential US government shutdown. And we have Maeve Timoney on the show to talk about the topic of water and potential solutions to tackle water-related challenges.00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)00:28 Markets wrap-up by Jan Bopp (Investment Writing)05:42 Water – too little and too much by Maeve Timoney (Next Generation Research)10:41 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast player. 

The Federal Reserve announced a 0.25% cut in interest rates, bringing the total cuts since September to 1%. The Fed's economic projections indicate a slower pace of cuts next year, citing a solid labour market and a stalled decline in inflation. Equity markets reacted negatively, with US equities falling sharply. Other asset classes also reacted, with US Treasury yields rising, the USD strengthening, and gold and Bitcoinfalling, although Bitcoin did hold above the USD 100,000 level. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged, weighing on the JPY. In what has become an annual tradition, Tim Gagie, Head of FX&PM Solutions Geneva, reviews the year in the world of currencies and gold, not in prose but in rhyme.00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)00:31 Markets wrap-up by Mike Rauber (Investment Writing)06:39 FX Christmas poem by Tim Gagie (Head of FX & PM Solutions Geneva)09:32 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast player. 

Today's main event is undoubtedly the Federal Reserve's much-anticipated interest rate decision. Recent US economic data releases have been mixed, but investors are heavily betting on a 25 basis point cut. Meanwhile, German economic data has also been mixed as the country continues to navigate choppy waters. Over in Asia, a potential merger between Japanese car giants Nissan and Honda is making headlines. In commodities, cocoa prices have risen to new record highs, while oil and gold are trading in narrow ranges ahead of the US interest rate announcement. We're joined today by Leonardo Pellandini from our Equity Strategy Research team, who explains why US equities remain in favour.00:00 Introduction by Bernadette Anderko (Investment Writing)00:34 Markets wrap-up by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing)06:56 Why US equities remain in favour: Leonardo Pellandini (Equity Strategy Research)10:34 Closing remarks by Bernadette Anderko (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode, we explore why US stocks are continuing their upward momentum into year-end, and why some European markets are performing better than others. With major central banks set to announce interest rate policy decisions this week, traders are on high alert. We'll also examine the unrelenting surge in the Bitcoin price and take a closer look at industrial metals. To provide expert insights on the latter, we're joined by our Head of Next Generation Research, Carsten Menke.00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)00:28 Markets wrap-up by Roman Canziani (Head of Investment Writing)06:25 Industrial Metals: Carsten Menke (Head of Next Generation Research)10:47 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Bitcoin surged to a new record high today, extending a rapturous rally since Donald Trump's re-election.With value stocks having been beaten down recently, Mensur Pocinci, Head of Technical Analysis, explains why he believes a year-end rally remains on the cards. Our Chief Economist, David Kohl, shares his insights into last week’s central bank decisions along with an outlook for the Fed’s interest rate path.00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)00:52 Markets wrap-up by Jonti Warris (Investment Writing)07:40 Technical Analysis update by Mensur Pocinci (Head of Technical Analysis)10:46 Central bank meetings by David Kohl (Chief Economist)15:51 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast player.

Europe was the main focus yesterday with rate cuts from both the European Central Bank and the Swiss National Bank. The ECB mulled a 50 basis point cut but delivered 25 bps. The SNB, however, led by its new chief Martin Schlegel, surprised markets, announcing a half a percentage point cut. In the US, a raft of data didn’t convince the markets and they closed lower ahead of the Fed meeting next week where the bet is still on for a 25 bps rate cut. Asian markets were uninspired by the outcome of the Chinese Central Economic Working Conference. Richard Tang, Head of Research Hong Kong, supplies the details of this meeting as well as sharing his thoughts on adopting an offensive/defensive stance when it comes to the Chinese equity market.00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)00:30 Markets wrap-up by Bernadette Anderko (Investment Writing)05:56 China’s Politburo meeting: Richard Tang (Head of Research Hong Kong)12:31 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.