US real estate: patience and vigilance
When interest rates normalize, well-leased and well-maintained properties will have retained their value. U.S. real estate fundamentals are softening as rising interest rates weigh on the economy and financial markets. Even as inflation has trended positive...
Five major themes for 2023
Central banks, monetary tightening, war, China and the energy transition will mark the year. The year 2023 will start in a stagflationary environment in which the main questions for the major economies will be the extent and duration of the recession and the...
Wine, a niche for smart (and rich) investors
Grand cru is an asset class that does not suffer from market turbulence. They represent a profitable patrimonial investment provided that you are well advised and have money. "In 2022, the benchmark wine index, Liv-ex 1000, rose by 15%," notes Denis...
Forest and wood market
France now dominates Chinese oak log imports Due to strong demand for Oak flooring and furniture, Oak imports have increased to over 1 million m³ per year in recent years. China's Oak imports from France in 2021 were the largest ever recorded at 425,230 m³, up...