Impressions on the Re-opening

After 3 years, China has finally reopened its doors to foreign travelers. Alice Wang, manager of a Chinese and ex-Japanese equity strategy at Quaero Capital, has just returned from a 3-week trip to China. In the following text, she shares her impressions, sometimes anecdotal, based on numerous meetings and visits throughout the country.

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European equity outperformance: stop or else ?

The strong outperformance of European equities (Eurostoxx large) between the beginning of September 2022 and the beginning of March is quite impressive. In local currency, the EuroStoxx outperformed the S&P500 by almost 19%; the outperformance is even more marked in euro (25%) due to the appreciation of the euro over the period.

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SVB in default … What now?

A few lines to revisit the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) event in particular, and also the other Category IV US banks (banks with a total balance sheet of less than USD 250 billion) notably First Republic Bank, Signature Bank, PacWest Bancorp, and Alliance Bancorp.

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