Risk

Oil prices have risen substantially in the past months. Given the ongoing unrest in the Middle East, a potential oil shock is still one of the biggest risks for economic growth and financial markets.

There are at least four new structural risks to consider: regulation, Middle East, euro zone’s crisis, and again the idea of a change in growth model of emerging countries.

Bill Gross, Nassim Taleb and Jim O’Neill believe T-notes could post losses comparable or even worse than those seen in 1994 due to the FED policy...

Now that growth is back, emerging countries are in favour with many investors. Economic growth in these zones means commodities can also be profitable investments...

The introduction of new liquidity ratios could undermine banking core business