We retain our above-consensus forecast for the euro area this year, but weak first quarter leads to small cut in outlook for the US The conditions that we identified at the start of the year for a market rebound all subsequently fell into place: support from major central banks was forthcoming, the Chinese economy and the oil price stabilised, the US dollar bull trend paused, and systemic risk declined. Valuations have duly recovered. Now, banks need to start performing for markets to have...
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