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November is the time of the year when, together with the Investment Committee, I start preparing for our year-ahead market outlook. But, to tell you the truth, we do this continuously: as new research comes in and events unfold, we keep refining our market outlook, day in and day out.

As China’s latest economic stimulus package takes shape, one critical question arises: What does this mean for its net-zero ambitions?

How do Europeans feel about their wealth? We asked 595 high net worth individuals to delve into the psychology of wealth in 2024. Our report reveals fascinating differences between generations and polarised opinions on key questions.

While the US presidential election outcome isn’t confirmed yet, Donald Trump is in the lead at the time of writing. With three swing states – Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia – already called for Trump by the US media, he’s also slightly in the lead in the remaining four key states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona.

In 2024, a monumental event is unfolding as 4 billion people across 74 countries cast their votes at national, regional, and local levels. Among these, the US Presidential, Senate, and Congress elections on November 5 are poised to be the most market-moving.

The past few weeks have been quite volatile. First, tensions in the Middle East continued to grab the headlines, pushing oil prices higher. Second, US job growth, services activity and inflation came in higher than expected, leading to markets expecting smaller, more gradual US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts.