Filipe R Costa

Piling Into a Curve Steepener Trade

Although current inflation levels are high, long-term inflation expectations remain steady at around 2%, causing the yield curve to invert…

European Safe High Quality Dividend Payers

If there was a good time to seek for yield during the last few years, it is now. Since bottoming…

Preparing For Volatility Headwinds

The stock market is doing well this year, as investors are betting on a quick unwind of the current tightening…

Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Are Due For a Rebound

Over the last year, defensive stocks have done very well relative to the broad market. Sectors including Health Care, Utilities…

Cheap FTSE Stocks For 2023

With global markets declining and most defensive stocks overvalued, it's hard to find cheap stocks inside the Consumer Staples, Utilities…

Are we past the market bottom and inflation top?

Historical data points toward increasing odds of recession amid growing inflation numbers, and the current profit projections for 2023 are…

Is There A Night Effect For Stocks?

One of the most puzzling observations reported by academics is that the equity premium comes mostly from overnight returns.

Price/Earnings Ratios Point to an Undervalued Europe

A mix of high-flying and persistent inflation, rising interest rates and increased odds for a global recession has turned markets…

Stay With Broad ETFs

The value of assets of exchange-traded funds worldwide has grown markedly over the last 20 years, from $200m to more…

European Central Bank Fails on its Verbal Commitments

One of the most important monetary-policy tools is communication. Managing expectations is a skill that was once widely used by…