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Embracing a shame-free future for air travel

Beneath the majestic sweep of an airplane’s wings lies a world of contradictions. For the excitement of discovering new destinations often also entails guilt about the carbon footprint that such travel leaves. What if we could ease this conflict and find a way to balance our desire to fly with that of taking care of […]

Is this economy different?

In general, seasoned investors are wary when they hear or read somewhere that “this time is different”. Interestingly, there have been plenty of articles in the financial press lately about China turning eventually Japanese. With weakening growth and inflation already nearing 0%, the current 2nd largest world economy seems indeed on the brink of experiencing […]

IPEM 2023: DECALIA will be there!

Join us at IPEM 2023 in #paris this September!Nicolo Miscioscia, Partner and Head of Private Markets at DECALIA will join the panel “How do you run a successful emerging manager program?”.Come and meet Nicolo Miscioscia, Rafaella Ostier, Business Development and Franco Maria Facecchia, Private Markets.See you in Paris! 🚀🚀

“SELECT study, a pivotal moment for the fight against obesity”

•Novo Nordisk’s “SELECT” study released ground-breaking results last week. •The study demonstrated that Wegovy, a GLP-1 anti-obesity drug, reduces severe cardiovascular risk by 20% for non-diabetic obese patients. •This was seen as a best-case scenario, boosting confidence in Novo and Eli Lilly in particular as it paves the way for public and private payer coverage, […]

Upside Down

One of the most interesting aspects of the markets since the start of the year has been that investors have been caught completely off-guard. Your scribe included. Actually, it has been completely upside down compared to the consensus expectations and positioning that prevailed in January: underweight in equities, long China on re-opening narrative, negative techno-long […]

Predicting Inflation

On inflation there has recently been a mea culpa by some major central banks. In the current economic situation, which indicators (including unconventional ones) can be considered most valid for predicting inflation? “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future!” (Niels Bohr) and even more for inflation nowadays. Like many other key variables, […]

Cowabunga

After the Barbie movie, it’s time for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to hit the big screen with their “Cowabunga” rallying cry, which by the way may also mean astonishment or stupor; has been adopted by surfers as a declaration of enthusiasm or exhilaration; or can be used for a battle cry. So, in the […]

The urge to travel

The travel industry is on fire in this 2023 summer season. A sharp recovery in demand, record-breaking customer bookings, China’s reopening, renewed pricing power: most companies are currently enjoying margins at or above pre-pandemic levels.Beware, however, not to fully give in to the prevailing euphoria. In a world of high interest rates and slowing economic […]