Analysis of the ECB Meeting of 11 April 2024
As expected, last week the ECB once again left its interest rates unchanged, keeping the deposit facility rate at 4%. In the monetary policy statement, although the central bank maintained its usual language by stating that it would continue to follow a data-driven approach, it clearly indicated that if ECB Governing Council members felt comfortable […]
The most recent projections of the U.S. Federal Reserve
Although it was already expected that the Fed would keep interest rates unchanged in the 5.25–5.50% range at last week’s meeting, all eyes were on the quarterly economic projections and, more importantly, the new dot plot, as it would provide the clearest indications of when and by how much the Fed would begin cutting interest […]
The adoption of AI is not new in the asset management industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) used in asset management provides scenario forecasting, portfolio optimization, and investment process automation, aiming to enhance return efficiency and mitigate risk. Interest in artificial intelligence has grown exponentially in recent years, and machine learning is often described as a process that uses mathematical data models to enable a computer to “learn” without […]