As a big surprise Donald Trump has been elected as the 45th U.S. president. Thus we send you an update on our investment blog (http://www.innovatis-suisse.ch/investment-blog-on-presidential-elections/)   What has happened so far?   Asian markets have experienced a knee-jerk selloff in stocks and a rallye in haven assets as investors were surprised of Donald Trump’s victory […]

After an unusual quiet period the volatility has been returning to financial markets. See our chart of the day. At no surprise some of the biggest gainers of this year have seen the largest downside – e.g. NASDAQ, Emerging Market stocks or Crude Oil.   Erwin Lasshofer and his INNOVATIS team see merely a technical […]

Markets are nearly the same level as they were at our last report two weeks ago. Crude oil has continued to gain after Russia is going to join OPEC’s efforts to support global crude oil prices by curbing production. Saudi Arabia is offering a $15 billion-plus bond deal trying to diversify away from its dependence […]

The US Presidential elections are just 1 month ahead of us. It’s far from clear wether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be the winner. Investor wonder if they have to align their portfolios accordingly. They might have already heard such prophecies as “I would vote for Mr. Trump because he may only destroy the […]

What is it about? US Presidential Elections are just one month ahead of us. The President of the United States is one of the world’s most powerful people. The role includes the commander-in-chief of the world’s most expensive military and leading the nation with the largest economy by real and nominal GDP.   Does it […]

Stocks and bonds rallied in Asia and Europe on Wednesday, advancing with commodities after central banks including the Federal Reserve indicated monetary policies will remain accommodative. US Fed left interest rates unchanged and scaled back its projections for hikes in 2017 and beyond.   Despite mounting opposition inside and outside the U.S. central bank Fed […]