Investment themes

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.

The Chinese government has left no doubt that it is serious about addressing the country's sluggish growth with targeted support measures, but recent economic data confirm the near-term challenges.

The ratings for investment-grade corporate bonds in the U.S. and the Eurozone have developed positively recently - despite difficult economic conditions.

Rainforests provide invaluable ecosystem services supporting climate management, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods—but they are also fragile. In this publication, we focus on four key concerns: deforestation, climate change, poaching and illegal trade, and mining and oil extraction

In the medium term we continue to favour European banks over their U.S. peers, but note that investors willing to look beyond the short-term headwinds may find interesting opportunities in the U.S.

Japanese equities have been among the top performers this year, with the TOPIX posting a striking 20.9% return in JPY terms since the beginning of the year, and the Nikkei 225 climbing to a 33-year high. This new CIO Special on Japan looks at the factors that may have contributed to this success and future developments in the country.

Produced in collaboration with DB Research, our new report identifies key challenges for globalisation and examines whether we are seeing the “great decoupling” of supply chains and other economic links.

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.

In this publication, we review the economic and political uncertainty facing Spain, update our growth forecasts for the country and detail the investment implications for different Spanish assets going forward.

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.

In this publication, we outline the possible next steps for investors as the U.S. Treasury looks to replenish its Treasury General Account (TGA) with a surge in supply.

In this publication, we take a close look at the environmental benefits we gain from the marine environment, the definition of a Sustainable Blue Economy, development areas and problems and how we can help finance sustainable maritime nature-based projects.

The recurring negotiations around the U.S. debt limit, commonly called the debt ceiling, have developed into one of the more uncomfortable aspects of political life.

A changing investment environment has prompted many investors to question their approach to asset allocation and risk management.

In our latest publication, we take a deep look at the importance of biodiversity, particularly from an investor's perspective.

Our CIO Special report looks at a central challenge for the world today: how we produce and use energy in a more sustainable way.

Although the Bank of England (BoE) raised its key rate in March and is now forecasting UK GDP growth in Q2 instead of contraction, it has stated that the monitoring of financial and credit conditions will be paramount going forward.

In our CIO Special, we look at the regulatory picture in jurisdictions around the world and consider the investment outlook.

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.

In our latest CIO Special we look at why U.S. small cap equities within the S&P 600 have recently outperformed the S&P 500 and the outlook for both indices

In our CIO Special, we look at the performance by emerging market (EM) equities that has become more optimistic about the potential boost from China's Covid reopening.

After supply chain problems, geopolitical tensions, the aftermath of the global pandemic, a worsening interest rate outlook and surging inflation made 2022 a difficult year for semis investors, the sector is now on the road to recovery.

Our latest CIO Special highlights the structural issues facing the German economy in the aftermath of the Covid and energy crises.

Our latest CIO Special highlights the significance of China’s swift decision to end its zero-Covid policy and implement economic stimulus measures for countries around the globe that are major exporters of commodities.

We look at the sub asset class of USD denominated Emerging Markets corporate bonds which stand out as one of the key beneficiaries of positive newsflow out of China as economic activity looks set to resume in the Asian economy.

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.

Our new CIO Special discusses developments in Eurozone inflation, the ECB’s monetary policy intentions and the outlook for sovereign bonds.

Aggregate corporate earnings in the S&P 500 may have shrunk by 2.2% in Q4 2022 due to declining margins.