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Patrick Artus

To rebalance the portfolios of investors and savers, stock market indices must continue to rise

Money creation has been extremely high since 2019: the amount of money held by non-bank economic agents has risen by 50% since the start of 2019 in the United States and by 30% in the euro zone. The increase in the weight of money in total wealth (money, bonds, equities, real estate) triggers a portfolio rebalancing: economic agents buy assets other than money, which drives up their prices, until the weight of money in total wealth returns to normal (to the previous lower level). We calculate the weight of money in total wealth (financial or financial and real estate) and show that it is still abnormally high. This indicates that the portfolio rebalancing, and consequently the rise in stock market indices, is not over.
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Based across the world’s leading financial centers, Natixis CIB Research offers an integrated view of the markets. The team provides support to inform Natixis clients’ investment and hedging decisions across all asset classes.

 

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Patrick Artus

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