S&P 500 earnings season for the 4th quarter has just gotten started, but early results have been strong, says Christian Nolting, the Private Bank’s Global Chief Investment Officer. “The market is expecting roughly 7% growth this year, which seems a lot, but it's less than last year. And the whisper news is obviously it could be a bit better”, Christian says. “From that perspective, we don't need to change at this point in time our investment strategy.”
On the commodities side, gold prices have been climbing for quite some time, but Christian says that shouldn’t necessarily herald a shift for portfolios. “Just to sell something because it's nicely moving up is never a good idea”, Christian says. “There needs to be a fundamental change for us to sell gold, and I don't see that at this point in time.” In the week ahead, he expects markets to be closely watching the World Economic Forum in Davos, as well as a potential decision from the Supreme Court on tariff policy.
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