Short-term benefit from booster vaccination, but from Diabetes in the long term

The coronavirus has had a firm grip on the world for almost two years now and has led to a previously unimaginable surge in innovation, not least in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. In the long term, however, diseases of affluence such as obesity and diabetes will outstrip the virus in the healthcare sector.

"Growth is underestimated and inflation overestimated"

Stefan Breintner works alongside Dr. Jan Ehrhardt as co-fund manager of the DJE - Zins & Dividende. Here Breintner explains his understanding of the current discussion on stagflation, China and monetary policy and how both fund managers have recently positioned the DJE - Zins & Dividende.

Growing market for luxury goods - the brand makes the difference

Thanks to steadily increasing demand from Asia the luxury sector has developed above average in recent years. Both leather goods and jewellery enjoy high popularity. In the watch market selected high-priced watches from popular, privately managed brands are in high demand. In the mid-range and lower price segments luxury watches are competing with the success of smartwatches.

A defensive and balanced start to autumn

Concerns about corporate earnings, inflation and China are likely to continue to depress market sentiment in the forthcoming month, therefore we are positioning ourselves more defensively.

Troubled September

A combination of problems overshadowed the hitherto positive economic environment and still good corporate figures: the Evergrande imbalance, supply bottlenecks, rising inflationary pressure and market participants' concerns about a possibly more restrictive monetary policy in the future.