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Staying up to speed with the latest views and insights will help you create opportunities out of complexity, if you’re ready to act.
Significant events and shifts in geopolitics, global health, political elections and climate change are transforming behaviors in the financial markets at an unprecedented pace. Investor confidence is challenged every day.
Technological advances accelerate and governments continue to adapt their approaches to regulation. Our Financial Impact Hub helps you make sense of changing times with our industry-leading insights, solutions and data offerings.
Market commentary
Is now the time to buy Europe?
Garett Lim, Director, Group Strategic Relations, LSEG talks to Steve Brice, the Chief Investment Officer for Standard Chartered Bank, Wealth about the state of the reflation trade, the recent underperformance of Chinese equities and the opportunity that he sees in European equities.
Financial impact after Brexit
A deal has finally been agreed between European Union and UK, ending over four years of negotiation and safeguarding nearly a $1 trillion of annual trade - providing some clarity and relief to Brexit-weary investors. However, there is still no final deal on the rules around the financial industry. We go beyond the headlines to understand how the UK will trade with the EU in 2021.
Impact of Covid-19 on Financial Markets
Even though vaccination rates remain low in many countries, some investors fear the prospect of a stock market ‘bubble’ due to the monitory and fiscal stimulants provided by governments due to COVID-19. We explore in detail how financial services businesses are having to change how they operate – and cope with remote working, business continuity and regulation challenges.
Financial impact of climate change
Demand for renewable energy has risen exponentially in the last year. Factors such as a Biden presidency and increased momentum and support from businesses has helped continue this growth. Convincing China and other fast-growing and coal-reliant emerging markets to do the same is a challenge many businesses and governments face.
Financial impact of emerging markets
China’s economic and international expansion is gathering pace post-COVID, and has recently secured The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal - covering nearly one third of the global population and approximately 30% of its global gross domestic product. How will the growing influence and success of world's second largest economy impact the markets?
Financial impact of 2021 elections
Germany, Japan and Canada all hold elections before the end of the year. Angela Merkel is stepping down as Chancellor after 16 years at the helm in Berlin and Japan will select a successor to Yoshihide Suga who surprised markets by resigning after only a year as prime minister. In Canada, Justin Trudeau is seeking to extend his premiership after 6 years in the job. Without clear-cut favourites in any of the three races, markets are paying close attention to the possible range of outcomes and the policy changes that will result.
Financial impact of sustainability trends
The sustainable finance market has seen a rapid coming-of-age in 2020, partly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as ongoing sustainability concerns. We are empowering investors to make sustainable investment decisions with our data and insights, helping to build sustainability into your investment and operational strategies. And our sustainability-related datasets let you can see company data on a standardized ESG points approach.
Each week we examine major themes driving the markets and use Refinitiv’s best-in-class data to assess the risks and opportunities for investors
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