Overcoming barriers to retirement savings: behavioural factors and existing schemes

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Individuals face difficulties in making savings decisions due to the complexity of determining savings amounts and how to allocate assets, compounded by behavioural issues like ‘present bias’ and procrastination. Many

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The Fed’s dilemma and wage growth

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As the Reserve Bank of Australia decides on the next interest rate movement, Mahmood Pradhan, Head of Global Macro, Amundi Investment Institute looks at the state of current rate policy

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A semblance of a goldilocks ahead of Trump’s inauguration

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Markets have cheered any good news emerging in 2024 from the economy, corporate earnings and the political environment, although occasionally they were caught by surprise. Looking ahead, they will be

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After Trump victory, all eyes turn to inflation and global markets

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The election of Donald Trump has brought renewed focus on inflation and its potential ripple effects on global markets. Over recent months, the combination of a resilient US economy, Trump’s

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China policy: short-term lift or long-term change?

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China’s recent policy easing measures, including rate cuts and relaxed housing restrictions, have sparked a notable shift in market sentiment and the outlook for Chinese assets, as highlighted in a

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The Artificial Intelligence revolution

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The Amundi Investment Institute has released a white paper that explores the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on various investment sectors and the winners and losers from this revolution. Vincent

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Guy Stear joins Amundi as Head of Developed Markets Strategy at the Amundi Investment Institute

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Amundi, a leading European asset manager, has appointed Guy Stear as Head of Developed Markets Strategy at the Amundi Investment Institute. He will oversee the Equity and Fixed Income Developed

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Will productivity turn global growth around?

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Amundi economist says macroeconomic impact of AI will take longer to move the productivity needle Global growth has been on a secular decline since around 2000, with a more pronounced

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Delayed climate policies disproportionately impact lower income and emerging countries, challenging their transition paths to net zero targets

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Climate pathways are integral to economic and market expectations, and investors must increasingly focus their attention on the impact of the energy and climate transitions, particularly in Emerging Markets (EM)

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The late-cycle environment continues to play out

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A resilient US economy (owing to consumption and wealth effects) and strong earnings expectations for the year are driving the recent upside in equities and increase in yields. The big

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