EP Update : Moving to Defensive

As we shared last Friday, 18th, the progressive deterioration in market sentiment derived from geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, along the rapid shift in the monetary stance in the US and UK - and more gradually in the Eurozone – as a consequence of the spike in consumer prices, are driving market volatility up and deepening market sell-off. Recent developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict are nothing but confirming how dire the situation in the region is. Financial markets are currently swamped in a process of assessing the far-reaching implications of this conflict in a context where central banks have their hands tied and might not be able to act as monetary buffers, should the risk sentiment further deteriorate....

EP Update February 2022 - Moving to Defensive

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