Robeco’s one-year outlook, titled ‘This is not a landing’, looks at how the US economy so far skillfully manages to defy all the indicators flashing an immediate recession risk. Peter van der Welle and Colin Graham discuss a broad range of both regions and asset classes in our latest podcast episode.…

Markets celebrate a Trump victory; another robust earnings season adds to the momentum; and are the COP gatherings losing relevance? Tune in to our latest podcast episode with some Trump-endorsed beats.By Robeco

What 'four more years of Trump' means for financial markets. Erika van der Merwe with Robeco's Colin Graham and Lauren Mariano.By Robeco

This has been a landmark year for active exchange traded funds. More than 300 new active ETFs have been launched so far in 2024, and around EUR 200 bln investor flows have made their way into this market segment. Why have investors become increasingly eager to get exposure to these not-so-passive investment vehicles?…

In this month’s In Tune with the Markets episode, portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn discusses the boom and bust after China’s monetary measures; inflation that is likely not to be dead yet after all; and guess what: gold is back as an asset class, with central banks, particularly in India and China, buying gold again.…

Markets are preparing for lower rates. Fixed income investors who need their portfolios to keep on generating enough income are having to evaluate their options. For those who don't have the stomach for high yield debt, the investment grade segment of the credit market has some interesting possibilities. Tune in to hear Jan Willem Knoll and Daniel …

This week it's all about the mixed signals we see in the markets. Various asset classes seem to interpret them in different ways. Will tech stocks extend their rally? And what about the impact of the upcoming US elections? This and a lot more in a new episode of ‘In tune with the markets’ – this time with stock market veteran Arnout van Rijn and mu…

Many investors are still underweight emerging market equities. While the asset class outperformed developed markets by a wide margin in the first decade after the millennium, emerging market equity returns have since lagged, leaving investors with a degree of skepticism. But, looking ahead, one cannot deny the immense promise that many emerging mar…

This week it's all about the unwinding of the carry trade, the remarkable recent sell off and recovery of equity markets, earnings season and the ESG backlash that seems to be growing stronger and stronger in the US. Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. Length without disclaimer: 18 minutes. …

It’s almost unnerving, watching equity-market indices repeatedly touching new all-time highs. Particularly when the gains are founded on a very select group of stocks, while economic indicators are relatively mixed. In such a set-up – we ask portfolio manager Michiel Plakman – what’s the best strategy for managing a market-beating investment portfo…

This month portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn discusses the prospects for emerging markets that continue to look promising. In the meantime, the S&P 500 sets all-time highs almost on a daily basis, surfing the AI hype. The number of stocks fuelling the market rally is worrying though. Length without disclaimer: 15 minutes. This podcast features mate…

What does it take to truly see the significant shifts taking place in the world around us – those structural themes that might be obscured by the noise, but which require investors’ attention? Daniel Ernst and Sam Brasser are passionate about watching the world, discerning persistent themes and forming views on how to construct portfolios to benefi…

This week it’s all about Europe for a change. Macron’s decision to call an early election impacts European bond markets. And Europe plays tough, announcing a new regime of tariff hikes for Chinese EVs, but China seems unimpressed so far. Tune in to hear more. Length without disclaimer: 16 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelin…

This week it’s all about elections and electricity. Utilities may be making a comeback in investors’ books, partly driven by AI’s thirst for electricity. Meanwhile markets digest election surprises in Mexico, South Africa and especially India. Tune in to hear more. Length without disclaimer: 13 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use gu…

Nvidia delivers as hoped for – but will this market darling keep its dominance? Although Anglo American has turned down BHP’s latest bid, citing serious execution risk, it’s open to talking to its Aussie rival about the structure of the offer. And: signs of fatigue in US consumer spending. Length without disclaimer: 16 minutes. This podcast feature…

Mounting concern about the strength of the US economy, Japan goes all-out to defend the yen, and private equity firms may have something up their sleeves. Listen as Arnout van Rijn gives the analysis in our latest podcast. Length without disclaimer: 17 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights reserved to the copyri…

Anticipating how financial markets might react to the US presidential elections is a tough call for investors. Mike Mullaney, Director of Global Markets Research at Boston Partners, gives some clear guidelines on the scenarios.By Robeco

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music, this time with Colin Graham, head of Robeco Sustainable Multi Asset Strategies. This week it’s all about the one-million-dollar question: is the bull market running out of steam? Reported earnings will be a key factor and so far, the sun is still out. Length without disclaimer: 15 minutes. This…

While the returns of the Magnificent Seven stocks dwarfed the performance of thematic strategies in 2023, the tide may slowly be turning. In this podcast episode we talk to two seasoned thematic investors, Jack Neele and Roman Boner.By Robeco

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's about rates, inflation, another iconic brand struggling, and the seasonal effect on markets: will it be May-hem? Length without disclaimer: 15 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights reserved to the copyrig…

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's about Japan’s move to a 0% interest rate, the momentum for equities and the IPO market and the buzz around social media platforms going public. Length without disclaimer: 15 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All…

Quant equity investing has enjoyed the resurgence of value since late 2020. Meanwhile, the quest for innovation in capturing returns continues unabated. Since the birth of quant investing, there’s been a steady rise in the number of factors that researchers claim can explain alpha. But it turns out that 15 factors are enough to capture most of the …

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's all aboutalternative assets. Both safe haven gold and risk-on asset Bitcoin are reaching all-time highs. What’s cooking? Length without disclaimer: 14 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights reserved to the…

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's all about the US equity market party, the end of the Korean discount and the never-ending battle between old rivals greed and fear. Length without disclaimer: 17 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights rese…

A new aspect of the evolution in sustainable investing is the emphasis on what is termed 'transition finance'. It is a broad concept – some argue it’s too broad – but there are strong views that the complex shift that we need to get our economies to net zero will depend on this form of capital. How are investors going about the process of transitio…

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's all about the stock market reaching all-time highs. Rates will come down one way or the other, but do watch the canary in the coalmine. Length without disclaimer: 16 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights …

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's all about Europe’s sick man Germany, the January effect, earnings season, and the potential risk of derivatives on the Chinese equity market.By Robeco

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's all about Davos, the freshly launched Bitcoin ETF, China's headwinds, earnings season in the US and the Great ESG Divide.By Robeco

A year ago, many market participants were arguing that 2023 would be a great year for fixed income. Following a series of aggressive policy rate hikes, it seemed at the start of the year to be a great entry point. But interest rates continue to rise for most of 2023 and flows into the asset class turned out to be surprisingly modest. Have we now re…

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's all about emerging markets – from the remarkable revival of the Polish stock market to China’s restrictions on the gaming industry, a multi-billion-dollar market and its bid for the EV crown. Length without disclaimer: 16 minutes. This podca…

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's all about all-time highs on the equity markets, swift moving bond yields, COP28 and why equity investing is best done in winter. Length without disclaimer: 16 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights reserve…

2023 gave investors little reason to complain. Both global equities and bondsare likely to deliver positive returns and Goldilocks still reigns supreme. In this podcast, Colin Graham and Peter van der Welle discuss the cracks in the resilience of Western economies (and their consumers), a contrarian view on the soft-landing consensus, inflation, ge…

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's all about the central banks, the bond market rally, some hot Asian stocks, COP28 and markets only moving in one direction. Length without disclaimer: 15 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights reserved to t…

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week it's all about the Santa Claus rally, the US consumer, buy backs, AI and... politics. Length without disclaimer: 15 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights reserved to the copyright owners…

The buzz around artificial intelligence has reached fever pitch, with growing awareness of what this technology can do. What does it all mean for investors? Can the power of AI be harnessed to create better investment outcomes? We’ve invited three specialists in this area, to discuss the various possibilities.…

Tune in for the best of markets and the best in music with portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. This week he discusses a short selling ban in Korea, the third anniversary of the comeback of value investing, and the great divide between the Global North and the Global South. Length without disclaimer: 16 minutes. This podcast features material by fair…

Tune in for the latest from portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn. Currently, US yields have reached 5%. The earnings season is off to a promising start, with a significant number of companies exceeding expectations. Meanwhile, ‘safe havens’ as well as the VIX are charting year-to-date highs. Length without disclaimer: 15 minutes. This podcast features…

Tune in for the latest from portfolio manager Arnout van Rijn: an upside-down world in which MANAMANA stocks seem to be considered defensive – while staples are not; politicians are in denial about long bond rates seeking to settle at higher levels; and that company that shows decent growth but whose stock price has deflated. Length without disclai…

Consensus views in the market have changed from a likelihood of a recession to a most likely soft landing. But economic laws have always applied and this time should be no different.By Robeco

Countries all over the world have embraced the SDGs. Our new Country SDG Framework shows exactly which of those countries are making most progress. This new framework helps fixed income investors to finance those governments that are really making a difference. Laurens Swinkels and Jan Anton van Zanten discuss the details in our latest podcast epis…

Arnout van Rijn discusses the all-time highs in Scandinavian stock markets, the Fed’s ‘higher for longer’ message, and much more. Length without disclaimer: 14 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights reserved to the copyright ownersBy Robeco

A new episode of Robeco’s bi-weekly podcast that makes sense of the latest market moves – with a musical twist. Tune in to hear the latest from Portfolio Manager Arnout van Rijn on Expected Returns, inflation in Japan, and finally some new IPOs on Wall Street. Length without disclaimer: 14 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guideli…

Early this year, investors were notably enthusiastic about emerging market equities. And, as the months have gone by, funds have flowed towards this asset class. While returns have been fair, investors are still waiting for the big pay-off from the emerging market bet. How patient ought investors to be, and how rewarding will that pay-off be in the…

Tax it! A new episode op Robeco’s bi-weekly podcast that makes sense of the latest market moves – with a musical twist. Tune in to hear the latest from Portfolio Manager Arnout van Rijn on China, central banks and tax policies in the US. Length without disclaimer: 12 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights reserve…

In our latest episode, Arnout discusses how markets are repositioning in line with Fed hawkishness and a US sovereign debt downgrade; he looks at economic and financial news out of China that points to a steadily weakening economy; warns about the risks of concentration in equity portfolios and talks about how investing in consumer health has taken…

Arnout talks about China’s policy thrust and local government debt woes, the state of the housing market, insights from the latest earnings reports, and some significant musical news from the past week. Length without disclaimer: 16 minutes. This podcast features material by fair use guidelines. All rights reserved to the copyright owners…

Tune in to hear Arnout van Rijn explain his song choice of the week, in light of: More conciliatory language being used by Chinese and US leaders regarding trade and investment relations The continuing war on inflation, and liquidity tightening as a powerful policy tool Mixed news from emerging markets, but an overall positive story on valuation di…

It’s been just over six months since generative AI was made truly accessible to the world at large. It’s sparked the collective imagination about the implications of AI technology for how we live, work – and even how we should assess potential investment prospects. What’s real, and what framework should one be applying to discern what the opportuni…

In their latest Credit Quarterly Outlook, Robeco’s Credit team explains that rates and recession fears are the main drivers of this cycle.At times like these it’s critical to know your assets, as risks as well as opportunities will be inevitable. Erik Keller, Client Portfolio Manager for Credit at Robeco, outlines the team’s views.…

A new episode of Robeco’s biweekly podcast that makes sense of the latest market moves – with a musical twist. In this episode, Arnout van Rijn discusses: Faltering confidence in the globalization model, and clear signs that countries and regions are pursuing independence. Part of the outflow of this is the fact that we’re ensconced in a ‘chip war’…