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Gavekal Research
Louis Gave
May 24th 2019
A Change In The Market Mood
Thursday was an ugly day for global equity markets, with losses that brought total returns on US equities almost back to their January 2018 level, and non-US equities to the brink of bear market territory. It is hard to shake the feeling that the investment environment has changed. What lessons should we draw from the tumultuous trading session?
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Gavekal Research
Cedric Gemehl
May 23rd 2019
Don't Bet On A German Fiscal Boost
On Wednesday the OECD added its voice to the chorus calling on the German finance ministry to open its fiscal tap and juice up economic growth with additional public spending on investment. Yet although the outlook for external demand is darkening, investors should not hold their breath for a sizable fiscal boost.
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Gavekal Research
Anatole Kaletsky
May 22nd 2019
May's Last Stand
When something unexpected happens and the market moves against you, it is usually best to cut your losses. But sometimes it is worth indulging the contrarian instinct. This month most of the pound's gains in the first quarter have been given up and sterling’s position looks dicey. But sterling bulls should not cut their losses. In fact, they should consider doubling down.
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Gavekal Research
Charles Gave
May 21st 2019
The Trouble Unseen
The world and its dog are suddenly worried that the growing US-China trade war may be the event that sparks the next panic. Might I suggest that the looming iceberg that could yet sink the good ship Global Growth may not lie in the obvious spot where spy glasses are focused.The real menace may still lie in the European banking system.
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Gavekal Research
Cedric Gemehl
May 21st 2019
Everything You Wanted To Know About EU Politics
This week EU voters will elect representatives to a legislature that has often been dubbed a snooze fest. That has changed as populist-nationalist parties challenge the established organs of government. Cedric gives a detailed explanation of how politics works at a supra-national level in Europe, and how current tensions are changing the key institutions.
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Gavekal Research
Nick Andrews
May 16th 2019
One Reduction Of Risk At The Margin
By putting off for six months its decision whether or not to impose a 25% tariff on all imports of passenger cars and car parts on national security grounds, the US administration bowed to expedience on Wednesday. In theory, the threat of auto tariffs remains on the table. In practice, the six month delay has robbed the proposal of much of its credibility.
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Gavekal Research
Louis Gave
May 15th 2019
The Case Of The Missing Inflation: The Changing Demographic Picture
Demography, it is said, is destiny. If so, then the finger of destiny may be pointing at a more inflationary future for the world economy. Louis reviews the slow shifts in demographic profile which govern trends in consumption and savings, and so propel the forces of inflation and deflation over the very long term.
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Gavekal Research
Anatole Kaletsky
May 13th 2019
Goldilocks And The Ten Bears (2019)
Despite last week’s sell-off, the bull market remains intact, for now. In this report Anatole returns to the framework he set out in November 2017, examining the 10 key risks that could threaten global markets over the next 18 months and which investors should monitor closely—and he comes to some surprising conclusions about the central locus of global dangers.
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Gavekal Research
Nick Andrews
May 10th 2019
Video: Is The Worst Over For The Eurozone?
Eurozone economic growth was modest in the first quarter of 2019, but it was still stronger than most economists had expected, with Germany avoiding a recession and Italy returning to growth. Meanwhile eurozone equity markets are up a respectable 13% over the year to date. Does this mean Europe is emerging from its economic soft patch?
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Gavekal Research
Charles Gave, Louis Gave
May 09th 2019
Audio & Transcript — Gavekal Research Call May 2019
Investor concern this week is centered on the US-China trade negotiations, but Charles Gave and Louis Gave wonder if investors aren’t missing another risk, namely, that the world might be shifting from a deflationary to an inflationary environment. In our monthly Conference Call yesterday, they outlined arguments for why this may be the case, and what it would mean for portfolio construction.
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Gavekal Research
Louis Gave
May 08th 2019
Series: The Case Of The Missing Inflation
As the Federal Reserve launched the second round of its quantitative easing, the fear was that the Fed’s unorthodox monetary policy would ignite a new round of inflation throughout the world, with dramatic effects on asset prices. After all, most asset prices are driven by the interaction of inflation and economic activity. But inflation failed to materialize, and even fell from more than 3% globally in 2010 to negative territory in 2015. These...
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Gavekal Research
Nick Andrews
May 02nd 2019
The Message In Eurozone Money
The advanced estimate of first quarter eurozone GDP released on Tuesday came as a pleasant surprise. Growth came in stronger than generally expected, while Italy emerged from recession. With the MSCI EMU equity index up almost 17% YTD in local currency terms, the question is whether growth can be sustained over the coming quarters.
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Gavekal Research
Anatole Kaletsky
Apr 25th 2019
Why The Bulls Are Back In Charge
Now that the S&P 500 has hit a new all-time high and other stock markets have recovered most of the steep losses they suffered last summer, it seems a lifetime since the financial panics of 2018. Investors who bought the dip have enjoyed Wall Street’s strongest quarterly performance in this bull market. After being so well rewarded, how should bullish investors who kept the faith now respond?
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Gavekal Research
Cedric Gemehl
Apr 24th 2019
A Fire-Tested Macron
Tomorrow will see Emmanuel Macron deliver the big national address that got upended by the Notre Dame inferno on April 15. His speech will outline a mix of tax breaks, constitutional modernizations and symbolic grand gestures. The broad story, however, is that the effort to reform France remains broadly on track.
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Gavekal Research
Louis Gave
Apr 23rd 2019
The Case Of The Missing Inflation: Energy’s Impact
When the Fed launched QE2 in 2010, there was widespread fear that a great inflation beckoned. It has not exactly worked out that way. Louis considers the role energy played in a decade of becalmed US consumer prices. Yet, with oil prices again rising, he asks whether the market has grown complacent in its analysis of the relationship between oil and inflation.
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Gavekal Research
Louis Gave
Apr 18th 2019
The Case Of The Missing Inflation
As the Federal Reserve launched the second round of its quantitative easing, the fear was that the unorthodox monetary policy would ignite a new round of inflation—even hyper-inflation—throughout the world, with dramatic effects on asset prices. But inflation failed to materialize, and now nobody seems to be worried about it anymore.
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Gavekal Research
Arthur Kroeber
Apr 12th 2019
Video: Where Now For EU-China Relations?
The annual EU-China summit concluded this week with usual diplomatic platitudes about deepening partnerships and strengthening cooperation. But the meeting took place against a backdrop of heightened tensions, after the EU declared China a “systemic rival” and with many European politicians highly critical of China’s economic nationalism.
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Gavekal Research
Louis Gave
Apr 12th 2019
Europe's Cruel Summer
The eurozone is rapidly becoming the Errol Flynn of global economies: it just never fails to disappoint. From weak German PMIs, through falling French industrial production, to Italy slipping back into recession, it is hard to think of a single European data point over the past 12 months that gave any reason for cheer. Will things get better over the coming months?
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Gavekal Research
Anatole Kaletsky
Apr 11th 2019
Brextension And The Gilt-Edged Opportunity
The latest act of the Brexit tragicomedy has played as expected—and market reactions should follow, as the risk premium on sterling and UK assets is substantially reduced. The six and a half months remaining between now and the new Brexit deadline is plenty of time for Britain to decide between the three possible outcomes I have repeatedly discussed.
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Gavekal Research
Louis Gave, Thomas Gatley, Udith Sikand
Apr 09th 2019
Hong Kong Seminar — April 2019
Louis Gave examined the reasons for equity markets' good performance amid a global trade slowdown; Thomas Gatley assessed the state of the Chinese economy and whether the current Chinese equity bull market still has legs; Udith Sikand reckoned it is time to be positive on emerging markets, especially EM Asia.
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