Market snapshot: Is a recession around the corner?
The yield curve has inverted more times than there have been recessions in recent decades Central bank responses and how long the reversion lasts may provide a clearer picture in terms of recessionary risk Fears of a looming recession escalated this week as the US treasury yield curve inverted for the first time in almost […]
Global Equity ESG
Annual Report, 2021
Inflation: A stubborn beast to slay
As the conflict in Ukraine weighs on various industries, the price of commodities, metals and energy looks set to rise Doubts about the US Federal Reserve’s ability to engineer a soft landing are growing amid global recession fears and stagflation risks As the war in Ukraine adds to pressure on prices, investors could be facing […]
Strategies to navigate soaring inflation and rising rates
The value segment in European equites has fallen behind growth in the recent weeks because of rising inflation and demand destruction Idiosyncratic fixed income opportunities are developing amid the market volatility The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England (BoE) both raised rates this week in a bid to tame inflation despite the uncertainty […]
Signal changes
Why finance is warming to AI
A measured approach to volatile markets
Soaring energy, commodity and food prices look set to squeeze household incomes around the world as the risk of a protracted war between Russia and Ukraine heightens fears about the possibility of a global recession. Crude and natural gas prices endured another turbulent week amid tensions within OPEC over increasing oil supplies and a US […]
In support of Ukraine
All of us at Federated Hermes have been disturbed by the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia. As shocking images of bombs demolishing buildings in Ukraine’s major cities and harrowing tales of refugees – including orphans – seeking safety beyond the borders of their homeland flood our televisions and social media feeds, we stand with […]
ESG and inflation
An inconvenient truth?
Spectrum, Q1 2022
The Great Rotation 2.0
UK supermarkets
A sector in the eye of the storm
