Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftDeutsche Bank warns of market risk from inflation and hawkish Fed, which could hurt its trading and investment banking.
Deutsche Bank is warning investors that the calm outlook for inflation, interest rates, and economic growth may rest on unstable assumptions, as global bond yields reach multiyear highs while equities and credit reflect resilience. The bank's latest dislocations report argues that this combination is becoming harder to defend as energy, food, and commodity costs climb. Brent crude traded around $96 a barrel, up from $82.49 a month earlier, amid intensified disruption around the Strait of Hormuz, while European natural-gas futures hit their highest level since early 2023. Markets still expect energy costs to decline over the coming year, with the six-month Brent contract near $83 versus $96.20 for front-month oil, effectively assuming shipping normalizes. Deutsche Bank also notes that investors underestimated the Federal Reserve's hawkishness in four of the past five years, and that August's ISM services prices-paid measure reached a four-year high, historically consistent with U.S. inflation above 5%.
Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftDeutsche Bank warns of market risk from inflation and hawkish Fed, which could hurt its trading and investment banking.
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