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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Amundi strengthens Equity Investment Platform with key appointments

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Amundi, Europe’s largest investment manager, has announced the strengthening of its Equity set-up with the appointment of Barry Glavin as Head of Equity Investment Platform. Vafa Ahmadi, Head of Thematic

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Amundi sees significant slowdown in the US economy

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The US economy is showing signs of deceleration, with falling profit margins and a decline in the leading economic index suggesting a potential slowdown in the coming quarters, according to

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Use quality to navigate rate cuts and a slowdown

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The strength in the US economy, so far, keeps us confident that the Fed will not begin policy cuts before May-end, and the ECB would also remain vigilant on disinflation,

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Japan equity in focus: top performer in 2023; remains attractive option for 2024

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Japan’s equity market is at a historical high in total return terms and in price return terms it is at its highest level in almost 34 years. It was one of

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