Core view intact: Short-term downside followed by a large rally
Our central view for the market has been that the first half of the year will be extremely volatile and the DJ Stoxx could fall to â¬160 due to increasing deflation risks being priced in. However, we thought, and still believe, the markets could stage a rebound of 30%-50% off the lows in the second half of the year over the following 6-12 months. However, for this to happen, we need more stable macro data, a fall in credit risk premiums and the equity market to be resilient to bad news, none of which is evident.