Noticias y Perspectivas.

The EdR SICAV Global Resilience fund focuses on four key contemporary challenges: defense & cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, protection, and strategic resources. 

Depuis le début de l’année, les marchés obligataires évoluent dans un environnement macroéconomique mouvant, marqué par des signaux contradictoires entre les grandes zones économiques. Alors que la Chine était confrontée aux mesures protectionnistes américaines, avec en toile de fond un ralentissement de l’activité économique, l’économie américaine, longtemps perçue comme résiliente, commence à montrer des signes d’essoufflement. Les craintes d’une récession outre-Atlantique se renforcent, alimentées par la perspective d’une baisse de la consommation et une résurgence de l’inflation. 
Les investisseurs doivent ainsi composer avec des dynamiques divergentes et une visibilité limitée sur les trajectoires des taux d’intérêt aux Etats-Unis, rendant, selon nous, les stratégies obligataires flexibles plus pertinentes que jamais.

We are proud to see Kennet Partners, one of the expert teams of our Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management Private Equity platform, awarded with a "Deal of the Year" trophy at the Forvis Mazars Irish Investor Awards. 
Well done Team Kennet for the award and for supporting innovative Tech companies with additive value propositions in their next level of growth. 

•    The postponement of tariffs between the USA and China has brought relief to the markets, thereby reducing the likelihood of recession and inflation.
•    April's economic releases from the US have not yet shown any impact related to tariffs, with CPI inflation holding steady at 2.3%. However, the PPI figures reveal a slight acceleration in the prices of imported goods.
•    Government bond yields rose at the beginning of the week after the US-China truce, but the rise was held back by the US-Iran talks and US economic releases.

The corporate hybrid market, historically European centric, has reached the global
stage, providing investors and issuers once in a decade type of opportunities. This
asset class has taken off since 2012 and has become one of the fastest growing
credit segments. Ultimately, the instrument solved a real need for issuers: they could
now issue non-dilutive equity at a competitive cost, notably thanks to the tax deductibility of coupon in most jurisdictions. On the investor side, it also made sense
in a context of low interest rates in Europe following the debt crisis in peripheral
countries. 

Europe is entering a new phase of massive investment supported by the historic rearming and infrastructure spending plans announced recently by Germany and the European commission. This major turnaround is part of broader efforts to support reindustrialisation, technological innovation, and economic sovereignty.
It also offers a highly attractive environment for Europe’s small and mid-sized companies, particularly as their cyclical and domestic profile should allow them to fully reap the benefits these investment plans will generate for the Eurozone’s economy.

•    A meeting scheduled for this weekend between US and Chinese delegations suggests that both countries are ready to negotiate. 
•    Divergences are appearing among central banks: the Bank of England has cautiously cut rates, while the Fed has chosen to maintain rates, navigating between signs of slowing growth and inflationary pressures.
•    In Germany, Friedrich Merz was elected Chancellor after two votes in Parliament, an unprecedented event, but his determination reassured investors of future political stability.

So far this year, market performances have been essentially driven by political factors. Although the S&P500 index is now returning to its pre-Liberation Day levels, all indicators suggest that CEO and consumer confidence has dived since Trump’s announcements. The market rebound seems fuelled by a notion conveyed by the Trump administration that from July 4th, the government would turn the page on protectionism and switch to its tax cut and deregulation programmes

The world is changing rapidly - and not always for the better. The geopolitical landscape is becoming increasingly tense, with extended conflicts, fragmentation of alliances, climate change, the resurgence of protectionism and the rise of populism. These dynamics are causing deep and lasting disruptions that challenge supply chains, economic stability, and population security.

Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management won two awards in the 2025 edition of the Grands Prix des Sicav de Mieux Vivre Votre Argent. The awards list evaluates more than 1,600 funds available to savers and each year rewards the funds with the best performance over the last five years and over a five-year average.

•    The US administration is ready to talk to China about lowering tariffs to 50-65%, in exchange for concessions.
•    Uncertainty and trade tensions have weighed on macroeconomic data, with a slight deterioration in US and European PMI indices, and US companies now considering passing on higher costs in sales prices.
•    In the US, several members of the Federal Reserve are supporting a cautious approach to rate cuts, because of inflationary risks linked to the trade war. In Europe, the ECB's chief economist is not ruling out a rate cut in the near future.

At the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards 2025 , the Edmond de Rothschild Fund Emerging Credit, a bond fund dedicated to emerging corporate debt, was recognized for its consistent and regular performance over 10 years  in the "Bond Emerging Markets Global Corporates" category, both on European scale and within four countries: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and France. In addition, the two fund managers of Edmond de Rothschild Fund Emerging Credit, Stéphane Mayor and Lisa Turk , received an AAA rating in the "Global Corporate Emerging Markets Bonds" category by Citywire .