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What makes a reserve currency?
While the US dollar has been the dominant – but not the only – reserve currency since 1947, its role has been eroded as other currencies have gained market share. UBS’s Paul Donovan explains…

The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2025
The ninth annual Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, compiled by Dr Clare McAndrew of Arts Economics, provides a comprehensive, macroeconomic analysis of the state of the global art market in the…

Trump’s trade war
Donald Trump’s tariffs amount to a generational shift in US economic policy, with the measures bringing the effective tariff rate on imports into the US to its highest level in at least 100 years.…

Gender-lens investment special
We are joined by the authors of a new UBS report that takes a detailed look at the state of women in the world, gauging gender-equality progress thus far and seeking to understand the…

Can gold shine brighter still?
Gold prices soared to another all-time high this week, breaking through the $3,000 per ounce barrier. With the price having reached UBS Global Wealth Management CIO’s long-held target, can it continue to rally? Wayne…
‘Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2025’
This annual guide to historical long-run returns is put together by UBS Investment Bank and UBS Global Wealth Management’s Chief Investment Office, in partnership with Professor Paul Marsh and Dr Mike Staunton of the…

What’s next for Germany?
With the post-election direction of political travel more clear, and with chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz having already outlined plans for a major boost in defence and infrastructure spending, what will this mean for investor confidence?…

International Women’s Day edition
To mark International Women’s Day, we hear from four inspirational female leaders in finance. They discuss gender-lens investing, the rise of female-controlled wealth and its effects on broader economics, and the challenges facing female…
Longer-term investments: security and safety
A focus on long-term structural developments influenced by technological advancement, resource scarcity and societal changes. We discuss the topics of security and safety with UBS Global Wealth Management equity analyst Achille Monnet, and head…

Tariffs, trade and China’s ‘disappearing’ exports
When looking at trade between two countries, the value of exports should be lower than the value of imports. In recent years the value of China’s exports to the US has exceeded the value…