Global Multi-Asset Investment Strategist, True Insights

Jeroen Blokland

Global Multi-Asset Investment Strategist

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True Insights

Our research helps investors build well-diversified multi-asset portfolios and profit from market developments. In addition, our unique and proven Macro – Sentiment – Valuation (MSV) investment framework ensures a consistent flow of new investment opportunities. Together with our market views, these opportunities will be reflected in our live ETF-based Global Multi-Asset Portfolios.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>China could become a ‘Credit Event.’ Despite a slew of new stimulus measures by the Chinese government, they are not comprehensive enough to rule out one or more credit events.</li>
<li>200-Day moving averages hit. Several equity market indices have dipped below their 200-day moving average, including the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. </li>
<li>Response to the latest US inflation figure. In contrast to previous favorable inflation figures, American stocks closed lower on the day following the publication.</li>
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China could become a ‘Credit Event.’ Despite a slew of new stimulus measures by the Chinese government, they are not comprehensive enough to rule out one or more credit events.
200-Day moving averages hit. Several equity market indices have dipped below their 200-day moving average, including the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. 
Response to the latest US inflation figure. In contrast to previous favorable inflation figures, American stocks closed lower on the day following the publication.


Back with a Bang! – Macro and Sentiment Call for an Underweight in Equities

Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets, Kaiko

Kaiko

Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets

Kaiko is the leading cryptocurrency market data provider for institutional investors and enterprises. We empower market participants with accurate, transparent, and actionable financial data to be leveraged for a range of market activities. Kaiko’s mission is to be the foundation of the new digital finance economy by serving as a single source for market information. Our mission is premised on the idea that high-quality data drives market efficiency and greater transparency throughout the industry. For each of our enterprise clients, we build custom data plans designed for a range of use cases.

Crypto

<ul><li>This week, news broke that the oldest crypto market maker, GSR, has been scaling back operations - particularly in the U.S. - while a number of top executives have left the company.</li><li>This is yet another hit to U.S. and global liquidity and volumes; in May, Jump Crypto and Jane Street revealed they were reducing crypto operations.</li><li>This week, we’ll take a look at the state of the crypto market, including volatility, liquidity, and volumes, and then examine some budding narratives and tokens.</li></ul>

This week, news broke that the oldest crypto market maker, GSR, has been scaling back operations - particularly in the U.S. - while a number of top executives have left the company.This is yet another hit to U.S. and global liquidity and volumes; in May, Jump Crypto and Jane Street revealed they were reducing crypto operations.This week, we’ll take a look at the state of the crypto market, including volatility, liquidity, and volumes, and then examine some budding narratives and tokens.

Research from Water Tower Research, Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research

Research from Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

Equity Research Firm

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<div><ul><li>Electrovaya is a leading manufacturer of safe and long-lasting LIBs with differentiated performance and safety attributes, according to the company.</li><li>Electrovaya has two primary battery platforms: Infinity and SSB. The Infinity battery platform targets commercial vehicles, including lithium-ion e-forklifts, e-buses, and e-trucks.</li><li>This product has been launched commercially through global partners, including Toyota, Raymond, and Walmart. </li></ul></div>

Electrovaya is a leading manufacturer of safe and long-lasting LIBs with differentiated performance and safety attributes, according to the company.Electrovaya has two primary battery platforms: Infinity and SSB. The Infinity battery platform targets commercial vehicles, including lithium-ion e-forklifts, e-buses, and e-trucks.This product has been launched commercially through global partners, including Toyota, Raymond, and Walmart. 

Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor - Week Ended August 11, 2023

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<li>Financial markets are increasingly being dominated by headlines from China, where it is becoming clearer every day that the country is facing a historic real estate recession.</li>
<li>Despite the barrage of stimulus measures, Chinese and Emerging Market equity indices are trending down and is now within 1.5% of the 200-day moving average.</li>
<li>The 200-day moving average is a powerful sentiment indicator, distinguishing between positive and negative market returns.</li>
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Financial markets are increasingly being dominated by headlines from China, where it is becoming clearer every day that the country is facing a historic real estate recession.
Despite the barrage of stimulus measures, Chinese and Emerging Market equity indices are trending down and is now within 1.5% of the 200-day moving average.
The 200-day moving average is a powerful sentiment indicator, distinguishing between positive and negative market returns.


China’s Ongoing Real Estate Disaster Is Pushing Emerging Markets to the Brink

<div><div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Global equities slipped this week, with the MSCI World Index down 0.28% and the S&amp;P 500 down 0.26%.</p></li><li><p>The MSCI World and S&amp;P 500 are down 2.85% and 2.65% in August, respectively.</p></li><li><p>After a strong rally from March through July, markets are taking a breather. </p></li></ul></div></div></div></div>

Global equities slipped this week, with the MSCI World Index down 0.28% and the S&amp;P 500 down 0.26%.The MSCI World and S&amp;P 500 are down 2.85% and 2.65% in August, respectively.After a strong rally from March through July, markets are taking a breather. 

The Highlights - Cannabis News for the Week Ending August 11, 2023

United States

The S&P 500® is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities and serves as the foundation for a wide range of investment products. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.

S&P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)

Back with a Bang! – Macro and Sentiment Call for an Underweight in Equities

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Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor - Week Ended August 11, 2023

Electrovaya is a leading manufacturer of safe and long-lasting LIBs with differentiated performance and safety attributes, according to the company.

Water Tower Research

China’s Ongoing Real Estate Disaster Is Pushing Emerging Markets to the Brink

Ongoing issues in the Chinese property sector have pushed Emerging Market Equities to within 1.5% of a critical index level.

Jeroen Blokland

The Highlights - Cannabis News for the Week Ending August 11, 2023

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Water Tower Research