With the next FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting scheduled to take place on Wednesday; the Fed's Committee is currently facing both a slowdown in growth and weak inflation. One example of this is the U.S. Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing sector, an early indicator of economic development, which has declined in recent months.

The origin of the financial-world adage “Sell in May and go away” is that May traditionally marked the start of a difficult period for global equity markets. In our latest Market Commentary, Dr Volker Schmidt, Senior Portfolio Manager at ETHENEA, explains why it might be worthwhile for investors to “sell in May but don’t go away” this year.

La guerra comercial entre Estados Unidos y China se recrudeció de nuevo en mayo, no sin consecuencias para los mercados mundiales de capitales. En nuestro último vídeo, Frank Borchers, Senior Portfolio Manager de ETHENEA, explica el impacto de este conflicto en los bonos corporativos, en los que Ethna-AKTIV invierte gran parte de su cartera, y su orientación a futuro.