Top of mind with OpinioPro users last week were the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Barclays and Blackrock have an opposite view on the impact of the events.
“The calm response of equity markets to the atrocities in Paris last weekend illustrate a point that we have made several times over the last few years – capital markets are capable of being totally indifferent to human suffering, particularly if the economic cost is suspected to be minimal”
“The ramifications of these horrific events are likely to be significant and long-lasting. We share some insights in this note on how we think this tragedy might affect politics, policy and markets”
But off course this tragedy was mentioned by a lot of market watchers. Here you can find a complete overview.