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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAugust 21, 2019<\/span>\n What will it take to get the German government to spend?<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Zac Tate, Hottinger Investment Management A week after the UK posted negative Q2 economic growth figures, it was Germany\u2019s turn for disappointing news. According to the Federal Statistical Office … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAugust 13, 2019<\/span>\n How vulnerable is the UK economy to a hard Brexit?<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Zac Tate, Hottinger Investment Management During the second quarter of this year, the UK economy contracted for the first time since 2012. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAugust 2, 2019<\/span>\n July Investment Review: Central banks in the spotlight<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Zac Tate, Hottinger Investment Management July was the month in which markets started to get what they wanted from central banks. On 31st July, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJuly 23, 2019<\/span>\n Could equity bulls be right about rate cuts?<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Zac Tate, Hottinger Investment Management A new conventional wisdom has emerged in recent weeks among people who want the equity bull market to run on and on, and it … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJuly 18, 2019<\/span>\n Investors may regret filling their boots with Italian bonds<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Zac Tate, Hottinger Investment Management Last week, the Italian treasury issued \u20ac3bn in 50-year bonds. According to Reuters, the issue drew over \u20ac17bn of bids, 80% of which were … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJuly 2, 2019<\/span>\n June Investment Review: Central Banks look set to ride to the rescue once more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Tim Sharp, Hottinger Investment Management The S&P 500 has had its most successful half year since 1997, rising 17.35% following signals from Fed Chairman Jay Powell that the Federal … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 25, 2019<\/span>\n Why rising stock-bond correlations matter<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Zac Tate, Hottinger Investment Management   There has been a rise in interest in what one might ordinarily consider to be a mundane subject: the correlation between stock market … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 17, 2019<\/span>\n Investors warn the European Central Bank over monetary policy<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Zac Tate, Hottinger Investment Management Investors are not impressed with Europe\u2019s escape from near-recession. Traders have pushed down the Forward 5y5y Inflation Swap Index, a proxy for future expectations … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 11, 2019<\/span>\n US markets hold up in the face of global headwinds<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Zac Tate, Hottinger Investment Management As we discussed recently, we have seen signs in the last couple of months that the global economy may have put the recent slowdown … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 6, 2019<\/span>\n Investment Review: Politics drove performance in May<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Harry Hill, Hottinger Investment Management May 2019 marked another month in which markets were more driven by political noise than by fundamentals, however, that\u2019s not to say that fundamentals … <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMay 28, 2019<\/span>\n Chinese stimulus gives a boost to the world economy<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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By Zac Tate, Economic Strategist, Hottinger Investment Management The last few weeks have seen a slew of promising news about the world economy. In the UK, first quarter GDP growth, … <\/p>\n