Just ahead of Thanksgiving and with the opening of the Christmas markets in some European countries, we're taking a closer look at consumption. "So far, US consumption has been really robust," says Dirk Steffen, our Chief Investment Officer EMEA and Global Chief Investment Strategist, "which is...

Markets have been on the rise since the U.S. election, a mood that the Private Bank’s Chief Global Investment Officer, Christian Nolting, described as “euphoria” – though he said it may start to temper. “The discussion about austerity is probably gone for the time being,” and that could be...

Donald Trump secured his victory in the U.S. presidential race, and stocks subsequently jumped. That is in part because of the speed at which the result became clear, says Deepak Puri, the Private Bank’s Chief Investment Officer for the Americas. “The elections were a risk event. Elections bring...