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PERSPECTIVES Special
US government shutdown 2025 – could this time be different?
The 21st US government shutdown since 1976 is now underway. Deepak Puri, Chief Investment Officer for the Americas, discusses how this shutdown may play out and why it could have longer-lasting consequences.
Oct 02, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Buy the Dip or Hedge the Deep?
How far will the next market drop be? Uncertainty is possibly the only real constant in financial markets. In this report we compare and contrast the advantages and challenges of buying an asset when its value dips with those of holding the same asset and hedging it against large losses.
Sep 24, 2025

ESG
ESG investment performance: drivers and management
This PERSPECTIVES Special explores the nuances behind the numbers, showing that ESG performance depends heavily on how it's defined, implemented and measured. Read for more details today.
Sep 10, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Italy: moving forward
Italy’s economy has convincingly weathered the events of recent years and is now a relatively strong performer in a European context. This new PERSPECTIVES Special report considers the implications for the country’s future development and financial markets.
Aug 04, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Memo
Donald Trump threatens higher tariffs for EU
Reports indicate that the U.S. is demanding unilateral tariff reductions from the EU, similar to concessions offered by other countries to the U.S. Go through this article for complete information.
May 23, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Alternatives & Strategic Asset Allocation
Alternative investments are an increasingly important asset class and have experienced robust growth over the past two decades. In this report, we look at the advantages and challenges of integrating them into a portfolio.
May 19, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Energy Transition: Utilities and electricity grids
As demand surges, primarily due to electrification and data centre expansion, the need for low-emission energy sources becomes critical. This transition necessitates significant investments in grid expansion and modernisation to integrate renewable energy sources while maintaining system stability and resilience.
May 16, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
China announces stimulus measures
China unveiled several stimulus measures on May 7 and it was confirmed that the U.S. and China would hold official tariff negotiations this week. In this PERSPECTIVES Special, we look at the impact of these events on Chinese equities.
May 06, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Trump’s first 100 days in office
The first 100 days of the President Trump’s second presidency has clearly pointed to an ‘America First’ agenda. We take a closer look at portfolio impact and what this means for investors globally in this PERSPECTIVES Special.
May 01, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Asia: Top investment picks amid tariff uncertainty
In this CIO Special, we look at four possible investment areas and consider their merits.
Apr 29, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Hefty stock price reactions to U.S. tariffs
U.S. trade and tariff policies and their lack of predictability have caused significant price fluctuations in all areas of the financial markets. Browse this page for more details.
Apr 17, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Memo
Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs
On Wednesday, President Trump announced his decision to put a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs on all countries except China. The reciprocal tariffs, which were announced a week prior, were set to take effect on April 9th and targeted a broad range of trading partners.
Apr 10, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Memo
“Liberation Day” rattles markets
The U.S. administration has now announced the details of its “reciprocal” tariffs on trading partners. In this CIO Perspectives Memo, “Liberation Day” rattles markets, we discuss how they will work, what could happen next and the implications for economies, financial markets and investors.
Apr 04, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Viewpoint FX
Paradigm shift in the currencies markets
In this PERSPECTIVES Viewpoint FX: Paradigm shift in the currencies markets – we examine the factors influencing the development of exchange rates in the next twelve months and present our corresponding forecasts.
Mar 27, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Long Term Capital Market Assumptions 2025-2034
Long term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMA) form a vital component of systematic long-term asset allocation approaches. This report highlights significant developments to our 10-year (i.e. 2025-2034) asset class return assumptions since the last review, and the impact of macroeconomic and monetary policy developments, amongst other factors. It presents LTCMA for selected sub-asset class indices within equities, fixed income and commodities.
Mar 27, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
EU carbon market: more to come
These changes should accelerate Europe’s path to decarbonization, reinforcing the EU’s leadership in climate policy. Industries will need to adapt to tighter regulations, while investors navigate an evolving carbon market with new risks and opportunities. The coming years could shape the balance between economic growth and environmental responsibility, potentially setting a precedent for future carbon pricing mechanisms worldwide.
Mar 10, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Viewpoint Equity
Time to act: Europe’s possible Defence Initiative
In this PERSPECTIVES Viewpoint, we look at joint financing options and possible growth effects of increased defence spending, as well as special features within the European defence industry and their relevance for investors.
Mar 04, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Healthcare and MedTech: A blueprint for growth
In this PERSPECTIVES Special, we investigate the structural drivers of healthcare along with the recent developments and main opportunities in the sector. We also provide a market outlook focused on earnings prospects, valuation, and potential cyclical tailwinds.
Feb 26, 2025

Investing Themes
German federal elections 2025
Christian Nolting, Global Chief Investment Officer for the Private Bank, discusses his predictions for Sunday's German federal elections, the possible outcomes and the implications for investors under different scenarios, with Nico Nonnenmacher, the Private Bank's Head of Communications.
Feb 24, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Higher tariffs for longer
In this PERSPECTIVES Special we look at both the prospects for tariffs implementation and their possible impact on U.S. and European equities.
Feb 18, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Where a potential Russia-Ukraine ceasefire might lead
In this PERSPECTIVES Special we will look for how any potential end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might impact financial markets.
Feb 14, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Memo
Market Perspectives on DeepSeek
On January 20, DeepSeek, an AI spin-off from a local Chinese hedge fund, launched a free AI assistant app. By yesterday, it had overtaken other well-known AI assistants in the number of smartphone app downloads. With its growing traction, the underlying details of its development gained attention as well.
Jan 30, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
UK assets: a bumpy start to 2025
In this PERSPECTIVES Special we examine the reasons behind the UK assets’ bumpy start to the year. Issues covered include the re-pricing of global interest rate expectations, vulnerabilities from the UK’s “twin deficit”, the fiscal outlook, Bank of England policy options and the outlook for sterling, UK bonds and UK equities.
Jan 16, 2025

PERSPECTIVES Special
Decarbonizing portfolios: 10 key factors
Portfolio decarbonization will become an increasingly important topic. Investors need to understand the key issues involved.
Aug 23, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Circular materials use: the need for change
In this CIO Special report we examine what’s driving Earth Overshoot Day and where innovation is offering hope for our planet's future.
Jul 31, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Investing in EU carbon markets: where now?
Carbon markets are likely to play a major role in promoting sustainability and innovation, offering new opportunities for investors and policymakers alike.
Jul 25, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Energy transition: investment perspective
The renewable energy sector is experiencing remarkable growth. However, this rapid expansion faces challenges. In this report, we explain why the renewable energy sector’s trajectory remains positive.
Jul 03, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Bottoming out in the German housing market
It remains a challenging environment for the German housing market, but rate cuts, economic growth and structural rental market shortages should help the market to bottom out.
Apr 30, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
China’s economy: awaiting the right cues
China recently released a flurry of Q1 economic data. But while GDP numbers were surprisingly strong, some other activity measures continue to disappoint. So has China’s economy really turned a corner?
Apr 18, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Bitcoin: from bubble to mainstream?
Bitcoin is unlikely to assert itself as a widespread medium of exchange but may be on its way to mainstream acceptance as a store of value, although the risks of holding it remain high.
Apr 11, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Smart Mobility: EVs and batteries present opportunities and risks
Favourable long-term trends for the electric-vehicle market remain intact – but an excess supply of battery metals means the outlook for miners remains clouded.
Mar 19, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
LTIT: Sustainable Food Systems – favourable entry points ahead?
Sustainable food systems (SFS) deliver food security and nutrition in ways that are sustainable in economic, social and environmental terms. Transitioning towards sustainable food systems could open up business opportunities worth USD4.5 trillion per year by 2030.
Mar 11, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
India: Will a billion voters move markets in the world’s biggest democratic election?
India, the world’s largest democracy, is heading to a national vote, with results expected by the end of May. Almost one billion registered voters will make this the biggest election exercise anywhere, ever.
Mar 07, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Why women’s financial inclusion matters
The empowerment of women in the labour force is important in ways that go beyond the critical matter of social justice. Female financial inclusion and gender equality are “macrocritical” to boosting economic activity.
Mar 07, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Asset allocation for private clients
Strategic asset allocation for private clients starts with detailed knowledge of an investor’s risk profile, investment horizon, and performance targets, among other considerations.
Feb 23, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Long-term investment theme Digitisation: going to the next level
For investors, digitisation provides a wide range of investment alternatives, with business activities such as cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), digital entertainment, and others showing substantial growth potential.
Feb 19, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Consumption recovery through 2024 provides opportunities
Consumers are holding up relatively well in the U.S. and Europe, despite a weaker economic environment. This could yield interesting opportunities in the stock market, particularly in the area of discretionary consumption.
Feb 02, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
Managing investment uncertainty with asymmetric strategies
Adherence to strong convictions in the face of market-moving events can potentially trigger undesirable timing mistakes. Asymmetric strategies can allow more potential upside for a given portfolio risk.
Jan 19, 2024

PERSPECTIVES Special
ESG & investment performance: think strategically
The key to sustained long-term returns from ESG investment is effective strategic asset allocation.
Oct 24, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
Smart mobility: switch, optimise, prioritise
Once we looked to technology to make transportation systems cheaper, faster or safer. But “smart mobility” needs to be more sustainable too - and the primary challenge may be social in nature.
Oct 20, 2023

Future Fundamentals podcast
Sustainable cities
The Private Bank’s ESG CIO Markus Müller and Dr. Philipp Rode of the London School of Economics (LSE) look at how cities can adapt to increasing social, economic and environmental pressures in an ever-more urbanised world.
Oct 17, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
What Global South developments mean for Asia
The expansion of the BRICS coalition, with six nations set to join at the start of 2024, will provide the group with increased access to mineral resources and impact global supply chains.
Oct 12, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
ESG investment: understanding system changes
Environmental constraints mean that system changes will be necessary to meet four key human demands –for energy, food, manufacturing and mobility.
Oct 11, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
Land resources: Conservation and regeneration
Our planet provides an abundance of land-based resources that we use to meet our needs, but just five key demand areas - cement, aluminium, steel, plastics, and food - account for around 37% of global CO2 emissions.
Aug 22, 2023

Future Fundamentals podcast
Measuring sustainability
Deutsche Bank Private Bank’s ESG CIO Markus Müller and Anna Katharina Mayer, Club of Rome member and FindingSustainia co-founder, look at the complex issues around measuring sustainability – in other words, how we assess the real impact of corporate, government and individual actions on the natural world around us.
Aug 21, 2023

Future Fundamentals podcast
Sustainable value chains
Deutsche Bank Private Bank's ESG CIO Markus Müller and Deutsche Bank Research’s Marion Laboure look at value chains in the global economy – and why there are increasing concerns about their sustainability.
Jul 13, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
Infrastructure: supporting a sustainable future
This CIO Special on one of our long-term investment themes looks at possible future developments in the infrastructure sector, based on the four key themes of resilience, sustainability, innovation and inclusivity.
Jul 04, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
Land – A key Life Pillar
In our latest publication, we take a deep look at the importance of biodiversity, particularly from an investor's perspective.
Apr 18, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
Energy Transition: the quest for emissions-free energy
Our CIO Special report looks at a central challenge for the world today: how we produce and use energy in a more sustainable way.
Apr 12, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
Big Tech: Regulation remains an important factor
In our CIO Special, we look at the regulatory picture in jurisdictions around the world and consider the investment outlook.
Mar 09, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
India: Why it will be a USD 7 trillion economy by 2030
In our latest CIO Special – India: Why it will be a USD 7 trillion economy by 2030 – we look at the structural shifts taking place currently in India which are setting the stage for it to become the fourth largest economy in the world by the end of this decade.
Mar 02, 2023

CIO Nature Series
Mangroves: why they need protection
Mangroves are highly important for biodiversity and play a crucial role as nature-based solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, even though they make up less than 1% of all tropical forests worldwide.
Jan 24, 2023

PERSPECTIVES Special
Future European infrastructure: investing in change and resilience
Sustainability and security considerations, enhanced policy support and technological development are making European infrastructure an investment focus.
Dec 15, 2022

PERSPECTIVES Special
Peak inflation and beyond
Some measures of inflation may be at, or near, their peak but this is by no means the end of the story. In our new special report, we draw some broad conclusions.
Nov 24, 2022

PERSPECTIVES Special
U.S. and European real estate: taking a closer look
The real estate sector faces a difficult global economic environment as central banks continue to tighten monetary policy. We consider the varying circumstances and outlooks for different sectors and regions.
Nov 10, 2022

Future Fundamentals podcast
Sovereign carbon credits
Claire Coustar of Deutsche Bank’s Investment Bank joins Markus Müller, Chief Investment Officer ESG & Global Head Chief Investment Office at Deutsche Bank's Private Bank, to discuss the recent evolution of the sovereign carbon credits market and how it will help us value and protect natural assets.
Nov 03, 2022

PERSPECTIVES Special
Cities under threat: real estate investment and climate change
Cities both exacerbate climate change and suffer from its consequences – e.g. through flooding, or excess heat, or changing patterns of disease. Getting them to work better must be a key environmental and social priority.
Nov 01, 2022

PERSPECTIVES Special
Commodities, the energy transition and ESG portfolios
Energy price volatility has had an obvious impact on ESG portfolios this year, but we also need to consider the longer-term dynamics around energy and commodity markets.
Oct 19, 2022

PERSPECTIVES Special
Energy and Asia: future challenges
Our CIO Special looks at the rapidly growing Asian energy market and how policymakers are trying to satisfy growing demand – while also reducing carbon emissions and improving energy security.
Oct 13, 2022

PERSPECTIVES Special
India: on the cusp of energy transition
In this CIO Special we look at the remarkable progress that India has achieved in its energy transition from fossil-fuel based sources to sustainable and green ones.
Sep 23, 2022

Future Fundamentals podcast
The future of work and the ReRo revolution
Marion Laboure, Senior Economist at Deutsche Bank and Research Lecturer at Harvard University, joins Markus Müller, Chief Investment Officer ESG & Global Head Chief Investment Office at Deutsche Bank's Private Bank, to discuss the continuing process of workplace change and the Remote working and Robotics (ReRo) revolution.
Jul 21, 2022

PERSPECTIVES Special
The future of work and the ReRo revolution
Remote working looks likely to persist in some form for many employees as the world learns how to live with coronavirus. But our new CIO Special argues that remote working needs to be seen as just one component of a continuing process of workplace change.
Apr 04, 2022

PERSPECTIVES Special
Cyber security: protection for the digital environment
In our new CIO Special we analyse the developments and trends impinging on cyber security and we focus on the issues and challenges created by increasing online transactions and interactions.
Feb 15, 2022

PERSPECTIVES Special
Artificial Intelligence: getting around Moravec's paradox?
Our new CIO Special looks at why AI technology is now advancing fast, and the evolution of the sector from an investor’s perspective.
Nov 02, 2021

PERSPECTIVES Special
Smart Mobility: transportation reinvented
In our new CIO Special, we look at the major ongoing transformation of our transportation infrastructure.
Nov 01, 2021
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PERSPECTIVES Special
What our concept of social justice should be
The ongoing climate crisis, the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems combine to form the greatest social challenge that we face
Oct 05, 2021

PERSPECTIVES Special
Millennials: ageing pains
Millennials form an increasingly important group in many economies, in both economic and political terms. Our new CIO Special report looks at trends that are shaped by the Millennial generation and how investors can benefit from them.
Jul 23, 2021

Future Fundamentals podcast
Medtech: the future of healthcare beyond COVID-19
University of Oxford professor and medical device innovator Constantin Coussios joins Deutsche Bank’s Christian Nolting to discuss how digitalisation and demographics are converging to improve lives and create investment opportunities.
Feb 25, 2021

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