According to Valérie Quesada and Christophe Dehondt, Rate & Inflation Manager at CPR Asset Management, 2018 is the year of the return of inflation. It returns from the United States and will be transmitted to the Euro Zone. We should see 10-year inflation expectations at 2.4% in the United States and 1.5% in Europe ...

Trump's bark is worse than his bite and despite the recent headlines, the likelihood of a full-blown trade war with China is slim, says Ross Teverson, manager of the Jupiter Global Emerging Markets Fund. Despite the protectionist rhetoric, a sensible agreement on trade between the two nations will eventually prevail, he adds.

While the US macroeconomic data flow last week was on balance broadly in line with expectations, euro area data surprised again on the downside intensifying concerns about a slowing economic momentum.

Cyrille Geneslay, multi asset portfolio manager at CPR Asset Management, said he took advantage of the market downturn to increase its equity exposure from 46% to 60% for the CPR Croissance Réactive fund ...

The increase in inflation has been considered as one reason for the correction. Accelerating inflation is related to the tightening of central banks' monetary policy and the rise in the interest rate level, which may be a burden on economies and equity markets.