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Thoughts on long-term investing

With the headwinds such as persistent inflation, the prospect of aggressive central bank action and geopolitical tensions it can prove hard to look beyond the current market volatility. We have put together our Thoughts on long-term investing to provide some perspective on the recent market moves.

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EFG London Jazz Festival Summer Series kicks off the 30th birthday celebrations

Gamma Foundation event in Rome on Social Taxonomy proves a resounding success

On 16 June 2022, the Istituto Svizzero di Roma provided the stunning backdrop for an event hosted by the Gamma Foundation on the topic “EU Social Taxonomy: Looking to an equal and inclusive future from different perspectives”. This is the latest in a series of conferences organized by this private foundation, which partners with EFG and seeks to promote the development of research and knowledge in asset management and capital markets.

Eurozone inflation expectations and real rates

In this Macro Flash Note, GianLuigi Mandruzzato looks at the evolution of inflation expectations and real interest rates in the eurozone after the ECB's recent pivot towards tighter monetary policy.

Global Growth Outlook

The World Bank and OECD recently updated their economic growth projections, with most economies suffering downgrades.*, ** In this Macro Flash Note, Sam Jochim summarises the changes and looks at the risk of further downgrades in projected growth.

Overly cautious BoE chooses gradual approach to fight inflation

In this Macro Flash Note, Economist Joaquin Thul looks at the Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to raise interest rates by 0.25%.